Cuticle — synonyms, definition

1. cuticle (Noun)

carapace epidermis shell shield

cuticle (Noun) — The dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.

cuticle (Noun) — The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.

cuticle (Noun) — Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.

cutis scute skin stratum tegument cuticula mantle pallium corneum epidermal cell horny layer malpighian layer rete Malpighii shell stratum basale stratum corneum stratum germinativum stratum granulosum stratum lucidum arthropod cutis mollusc mollusk shellfish skin tegument turtle