Defenition of the word cuticle

• Defenition of the word cuticle

  • the hard protective layer covering the body of many invertebrates especially arthropods
  • the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
  • hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  • the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

Synonyms for the word cuticle

• • epidermis

Meronymys for the word cuticle

• • arthropod
  • corneum
  • cutis
  • epidermal cell
  • horny layer
  • malpighian layer
  • mollusc
  • mollusk
  • nail
  • rete Malpighii
  • shellfish
  • skin
  • stratum basale
  • stratum corneum
  • stratum germinativum
  • stratum granulosum
  • stratum lucidum
  • tegument
  • turtle

Hyponyms for the word cuticle

• • cuticula
  • mantle
  • pallium

Hypernyms for the word cuticle

• • body covering
  • cutis
  • exoskeleton
  • scute
  • skin
  • stratum
  • tegument

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