English noun: skeletal system | |||
1. | skeletal system (body) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal | ||
Synonyms | frame, skeleton, systema skeletale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | endoskeleton, exoskeleton | ||
Part holonym | skeletal structure | ||
Part meronym | musculoskeletal system | ||