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cuticula
[ kyoo-tik-yuh-luh ]
/ kyuˈtɪk yə lə /
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noun, plural cu·tic·u·lae [kyoo-tik-yuh-lee]. /kyuˈtɪk yəˌli/.
Zoology. cuticle (def. 4).
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Origin of cuticula
1615–25; <New Latin, Latin; see cuticle
Words nearby cuticula
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How to use cuticula in a sentence
Potest quoque cuticula quae supra nervum est sui, et pulvis ruber superaspergatur.
Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer HandersonThe Sarcoptid are minute whitish mites, semi-globular in shape, with a delicate transversely striated cuticula.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert RileyAnother dragon had crawled up above the water on a plant-stem and was also "moulting its chitinized cuticula."
Insect Stories|Vernon L. Kellogg
British Dictionary definitions for cuticula
cuticula
/ (kjuːˈtɪkjʊlə) /
noun plural -lae (-liː)
anatomy cuticle
Word Origin for cuticula
C18: from Latin; see cuticle
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