cuticula
Americannoun
PLURAL
cuticulaenoun
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Origin of cuticula
1615–25; < New Latin, Latin; cuticle
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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