Skeletal Structure (Noun)

Meaning

Any structure created by the skeleton of an organism.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Examples

• The system of connected bones in the ant's body formed its skeletal structure.
• The tree's skeletal structure became visible after all of the leaves fell.
• The skeletal structure of the ruined building did little to distinguish it from the surrounding scenery.
• The skeletal structure of the deer was primarily made up of bones that supported its oversized ears.
• As the spacecraft made its approach the skeletal structure of the long-abandoned orbiting laboratory loomed in the distance.

Hypernyms

• Complex Body Part
• Bodily Structure
• Body Structure
• Anatomical Structure

Hyponyms

• Vertebral Column
• Spine
• Backbone
• Rachis
• Back