Understanding the meaning of cuticle

cuticle

/'kjutɪkəl/

noun
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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Similar:

carapace shell shield

type of:
scute

part of:
turtle mollusc mollusk shellfish arthropod
noun
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
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Similar:

epidermis

type of:
stratum

part of:
skin tegument cutis
noun
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
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type of:
tegument cutis skin

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