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  1. cuticle:


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Detailed Synonyms for cuticle in English

cuticle:

cuticle [the ~] noun

  1. the cuticle
    the cuticle
  2. the cuticle
    – hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles 1
    the shell; the shield; the cuticle; the carapace
    – hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles 1
  3. the cuticle
    – the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates 1
    the cuticle; the epidermis
    – the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates 1
  4. the cuticle
    – the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail 1
    the cuticle
    – the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail 1

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Related Definitions for "cuticle":

  1. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles1
  2. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates1
  3. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail1