HYPODERMIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("hypodermis" is a kind of...):

layer (thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells)

Holonyms ("hypodermis" is a part of...):

body covering (any covering for the body or a body part)

Derivation:

hypodermal (of or relating to the hypodermis)

hypodermic (relating to or located below the epidermis)