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Epicuticle

[ep-i-kyoo-ti-kuhl]

ep·i·cu·ti·cle

[ep-i-kyoo-ti-kuhl]
noun
the thin, waxy outer layer of the insect exoskeleton.

Origin:
1925–30; epi- + cuticle
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Epicuticle has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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epicuticle (ˈɛpɪˌkjuːtɪkəl)
 
n
1.  botany a waxy layer on the surface of the cuticle
2.  zoology the outermost lipoprotein layer of the insect cuticle

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