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

cut-grass, Cuthbert, cut ice, cuticle, cuticolor, cuticula, cutie, cutie pie, cutin, cutinize, cut into

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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 Handerson
The Sarcoptid are minute whitish mites, semi-globular in shape, with a delicate transversely striated cuticula.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Another 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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