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CUTICULAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
Synonyms:
cuticular; dermal; epidermal; epidermic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cuticle (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)
cuticula (the outer body wall of an insect)
Derivation:
cuticle (hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles)
cuticula (the outer body wall of an insect)
