episkeletaladj.

/ɛpɪˈskɛlɪtəl/Etymology: < epi- prefix + -skelet- (in skeleton n.) + -al suffix1.
Anatomy.
1871 T. H. Huxley ii. 45 The episkeletal muscles are developed out of the protovertebræ.
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