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cuticula

[ kyoo-tik-yuh-luh ]

noun

plural cuticulae


cuticula

/ ːˈɪʊə /

noun

  1. anatomy cuticle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cuticula1

1615–25; < New Latin, Latin; cuticle
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cuticula1

C18: from Latin; see cuticle
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Example Sentences

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But the comparative inelasticity of his chitinized cuticula prevents the actual expansion, to any considerable degree, of his body mass.

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Epiderma -is: the cellular layer of the skin, underlying and secreting the cuticula: incorrectly applied to the outer skin or cuticle.

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The outer common coat, consists of the cuticula, or true skin, and is called the scrotum, and hangs from the abdomen like a purse; the inner is the membrana carnosa.

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The new cuticula, which is pale, elastic and thin at first, soon becomes thicker, strongly chitinized and dark.

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