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CUTICULA
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Irregular inflected form: cuticulae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outer body wall of an insect
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cuticula" is a kind of...):
carapace; cuticle; shell; shield (hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles)
Derivation:
cuticular (of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula)
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