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epicuticle

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ep⋅i⋅cu⋅ti⋅cle

  [ep-i-kyoo-ti-kuhl]
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–noun
the thin, waxy outer layer of the insect exoskeleton.
Origin:
1925–30; epi- + cuticle
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ep·i·cu·ti·cle   (ěp'ĭ-kyōō'tĭ-kəl)   
n.  The outermost layer of cuticle of an arthropod exoskeleton, composed mostly of wax.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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