cuticula

[ kyoo-tik-yuh-luh ]

noun

, plural cu·tic·u·lae [kyoo-, tik, -y, uh, -lee].

1. Zoology. cuticle ( def 4 ).

cuticula

/ kjuːˈtɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. anatomy cuticle

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuticula¹

1615–25; < New Latin, Latin; cuticle

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuticula¹

C18: from Latin; see cuticle

Example Sentences

Potest quoque cuticula quae supra nervum est sui, et pulvis ruber superaspergatur.

From Project Gutenberg

The Sarcoptid are minute whitish mites, semi-globular in shape, with a delicate transversely striated cuticula.

From Project Gutenberg

Another dragon had crawled up above the water on a plant-stem and was also "moulting its chitinized cuticula."

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