cuticula

[ kyoo-tik-yuh-luh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cu·tic·u·lae [kyoo-, tik, -y, uh, -lee].

cuticula

/ kjuːˈtɪkjʊlə /

1615–25; < New Latin, Latin; cuticle

C18: from Latin; see cuticle

Potest quoque cuticula quae supra nervum est sui, et pulvis ruber superaspergatur.

The Sarcoptid are minute whitish mites, semi-globular in shape, with a delicate transversely striated cuticula.

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

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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