cuticle, n.
(cuticles)
(cuticles)
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
carapace cuticle shell shield
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derivationally related form
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
cuticle epidermis
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part holonym
hypernym
part meronym
epidermal cell
stratum corneum, corneum, horny layer
stratum lucidum
stratum granulosum
stratum germinativum, stratum basale, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii
hyponym
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
<noun.body>
cuticle
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hypernym