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procuticle

procuticle noun: the major portion of the exoskeleton of an insect or arthropod.

Noun

procuticle (plural procuticles)

  1. The major portion of the exoskeleton of an insect or arthropod

Forms of procuticle

pluralprocuticles

Origin of procuticle

From pro- + cuticle.

Questions about procuticle

What does procuticle mean?
Procuticle means the major portion of the exoskeleton of an insect or arthropod.
What part of speech is procuticle?
Procuticle is a noun.
What is the plural of procuticle?
The plural of procuticle is procuticles.

Words near procuticle in the dictionary

  1. procureurs
  2. procuring
  3. procurings
  4. procursive
  5. procurved
  6. procuticle
  7. procuticles
  8. procuticular
  9. procyanidin
  10. procyanidins
  11. procyanidolic

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