A skeletal structure made of hardened skin tissue or dermal elements, such as the exoskeleton of insects or the scales of fish.
From 'derma' (skin) + 'skeleton' (framework). Scientific term describing protective frameworks built from skin-derived structures.
Your dermoskeleton would be your skin (if it were hardened), but insects and crustaceans have actual dermoskeletons—exoskeletons made of hardened skin that they must molt out of to grow, which is why they're so vulnerable right after shedding!
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