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What is "cuticle" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 10-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does cuticle mean in English? Meaning of cuticle definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "cuticle" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "cuticle": the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

Noun

  • Meaning: the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
  • Synonyms: cuticle
  • Hypernyms: cutis skin tegument

    • Meaning of "cuticle": the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

    Noun

  • Meaning: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
  • Synonyms: cuticle epidermis
  • Hyponyms: mantle pallium
  • Hypernyms: stratum
  • Part Holonyms: corneum epidermal cell horny layer malpighian layer rete malpighii stratum basale stratum corneum stratum germinativum stratum granulosum stratum lucidum

    • Meaning of "cuticle": hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

    Noun

  • Meaning: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  • Synonyms: carapace cuticle shell shield
  • Hyponyms: cuticula
  • Hypernyms: scute
  • Substance Holonyms: shell

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