cuticula

American  

[kyoo-tik-yuh-luh] / kyuˈtɪk yə lə /

noun

plural

cuticulae

1. Zoology. cuticle.

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cuticula British  

/ kjuːˈtɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. anatomy cuticle

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Etymology

Origin of cuticula

1615–25; < New Latin, Latin; see cuticle

Example Sentences

Hypoderm -is: the cellular layer which secretes the chitinous cuticula and in this sense = epidermis: specifically applied to the lining membrane of elytral and hemelytra.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The new cuticula, which is pale, elastic and thin at first, soon becomes thicker, strongly chitinized and dark.

From Insect Stories by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)

Epiderma -is: the cellular layer of the skin, underlying and secreting the cuticula: incorrectly applied to the outer skin or cuticle.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Potest etiam cuticula, quae supra nervum est, sui, pulvisque rubens, qui jam dictus est, superaspergi, quae cura non est inutilis, aliquos enim non solum conglutinatas, sed etiam consolidatas, nostra cura prospeximus.

From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer

Another dragon had crawled up above the water on a plant-stem and was also "moulting its chitinized cuticula."

From Insect Stories by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)