Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
Chitinous Armor and Bioengineered Frameworks
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Joint mechanism allowing movement within exoskeletal segments
- 2. Interlocking hardened plates composing an exoskeletal unit
- 3. Hardened and darkened cuticular protein matrix
- 4. Biomechanical device measuring exoskeleton pressure distribution
- 5. Process of molting old exoskeleton for growth (variant spelling)
- 7. Pertaining to fusion or specific joint articulation in shell segments
- 12. Layer beneath epicuticle providing structural rigidity
Down
- 6. Internal support structure, antonym to the puzzle’s category
- 8. Pressure system contrasting rigid exoskeletal support
- 9. Proteinaceous component responsible for cuticle hardening
- 10. Cast-off exoskeleton remnants from periodic molting
- 11. Limb branch extensions aiding respiratory functions
- 13. Plant-derived compounds sometimes involved in exoskeletal tanning
- 14. Polysaccharide forming arthropod’s rigid outer layer
- 15. Multilegged arthropods encased in segmented exoskeletons