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1. In Echinodermata, irregularly fenestrated calcareous plates, rods, and crosses arranged to form a lattice and bound together by connective tissue; together they comprise the skeleton.
2. Small bones.
1. In Echinodermata, irregularly fenestrated calcareous plates, rods, and crosses arranged to form a lattice and bound together by connective tissue; together they comprise the skeleton.
2. Small bones.
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