cuticula

American  

[kyoo-tik-yuh-luh] / kyuˈtɪk yə lə /

noun

plural

cuticulae

1. Zoology. cuticle.

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cuticula British  

/ kjuːˈtɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. anatomy cuticle

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Etymology

Origin of cuticula

1615–25; < New Latin, Latin; cuticle

Example Sentences

The new cuticula, which is pale, elastic and thin at first, soon becomes thicker, strongly chitinized and dark.

From Insect Stories by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)

But the comparative inelasticity of his chitinized cuticula prevents the actual expansion, to any considerable degree, of his body mass.

From Insect Stories by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)

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.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

Epiderma -is: the cellular layer of the skin, underlying and secreting the cuticula: incorrectly applied to the outer skin or cuticle.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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

From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer