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cuticula

cuticula noun: a tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.

Noun

cuticula (plural cuticulae)

  1. A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
    Synonyms:
    cuticle

cuticula meaning in Tamil

cuticula in Tamil

தோல் மேல் படலம், புறத்தோல்

Synonyms of cuticula

Forms of cuticula

pluralcuticulae

Origin of cuticula

From Latin cutīcula (“skin, cuticle”). Doublet of cuticle.

Words that rhyme with cuticula

Questions about cuticula

What does cuticula mean?
Cuticula means a tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
What is cuticula in Tamil?
Cuticula in Tamil is தோல் மேல் படலம், புறத்தோல். See Cuticula meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cuticula?
Cuticula is a noun.
What is the plural of cuticula?
The plural of cuticula is cuticulae.

Words near cuticula in the dictionary

  1. cuticle pusher
  2. cuticleless
  3. cuticles
  4. cuticlin
  5. cuticlins
  6. cuticula
  7. cuticulae
  8. cuticular
  9. cuticularised
  10. cuticularization
  11. cuticularizations

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