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the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail epidermis: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates carapace: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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(L. cuticula, diminutive of cutis, the skin) Layer of cutin or wax on the outer surface of leaves and fruits and that reduces water loss.
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A chitinous secretion of epidermal cells that covers the outside of the insect body, providing protection and support.
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[Q-tickle] the noncellular outer layer of the body wall of an arthropod (see also chitin).
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1. A thin, waxy layer on the outer wall of epidermal cells consisting primarily of wax and cutin. (2). 2. Noncellular exterior covering of nematodes. (14)
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