Cuticle
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
polysemousWordset Dictionary
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
Wordset Dictionary
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- carapaceepidermis
- plural
- Cuticles
- possessive
- Cuticle's
- pluralpossessive
- Cuticles'