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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cytoskeleton \cy`to*skel"e*ton\ (s[imac]`t[-o]*sk[e^]l"[i^]*t'n), n. (Cell Biology) An arrangement of microtubules, microfilaments, and larger filaments within a cell serving to provide structural support of components of the cell, and to transport components from one part of the cell to another; the filaments are composed of protein and form a latticelike arrangement which may change rapidly with time. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cytoskeleton n 1: a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence