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Cuticle

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

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Senses

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the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

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the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
carapaceepidermis
plural
Cuticles
possessive
Cuticle's
pluralpossessive
Cuticles'