noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
2. 2
   the outer body wall of an insect wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cuticlecuticle

Etymology

From Latin cutīcula (“skin, cuticle”). Doublet of cuticle.

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