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# How to pronounce "hydroskeleton" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/hɪdrɒskɛlɛtɒn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hy·dro·ske·le·ton**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "hydroskeleton" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Which sounds rather... flimsy. But hydroskeletons work because water is incompressible -- you can’t realistically squeeze it into a smaller volume like you could a marshmallow. So as long as animals can contain water in a tube or sac, they’ve got the makings of a stable structure."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 10:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C118ADYpEqo&t=647s)

### Example 2
> "Most animals solve this by turning their skeletons into a bunch of levers that pivot around joints as pairs of muscles contract and relax. Even animals with hydroskeletons use muscles to control fluid pressure and bend their body. Animals move their bodies in all sorts of ways, balancing where they want to go, how quickly, and how much energy it’ll take."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 12:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C118ADYpEqo&t=734s)

### Example 3
> "So as long as animals can contain water in a tube or sac, they’ve got the makings of a stable structure. Invertebrates like worms and jellyfish use hydroskeletons to support their very flexible bodies. It’s an especially great adaptation for living deep in the ocean."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C118ADYpEqo&t=661s)

### Example 4
> "It’s an especially great adaptation for living deep in the ocean. Endo-, exo-, and hydroskeletons -- plus heads when animals have them -- are what give animals their shape. But animals aren’t statues like you’d see in a museum -- they move, and how animals move also influences how they look."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C118ADYpEqo&t=671s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [hyd](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hyd), [hydantocidin](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hydantocidin), [hydantoic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hydantoic), [hydantoin](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hydantoin), [hydantoinase](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hydantoinase), [hydathode](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hydathode), [hydatic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hydatic), [hydatid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hydatid)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "hydroskeleton" correctly?
"hydroskeleton" is pronounced `/hɪdrɒskɛlɛtɒn/`. Syllable breakdown: **hy·dro·ske·le·ton**.

### What does "hydroskeleton" mean in context?
A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.

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