epicuticle

[ ep-i-kyoo-ti-kuhl ]

noun
  1. the thin, waxy outer layer of the insect exoskeleton.

Origin of epicuticle

1
First recorded in 1925–30; epi- + cuticle

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British Dictionary definitions for epicuticle

epicuticle

/ (ˈɛpɪˌkjuːtɪkəl) /


noun
  1. botany a waxy layer on the surface of the cuticle

  2. zoology the outermost lipoprotein layer of the insect cuticle

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