Cuticle

noun

'kjutɪkəl

Noun

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Similar:Carapace Shell Shield
Type of:Scute
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
Similar:Epidermis
Type of:Stratum
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
Type of:TegumentCutisSkin

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Similar Words

Carapace
Shell
Shield
Epidermis
Cuticular

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