noun. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; epidermis.

noun. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

noun. Dead or cornified epidermis.

noun. The noncellular, hardened or membranous protective covering of many invertebrates, such as the transparent membrane that covers annelids.

noun. The layer of cutin covering the epidermis of the aerial parts of plants.

noun. In zoology and anat.: The scarf-skin or epidermis; the outermost layer of the skin, forming the general superficial integument or covering of the body (see cut under skin); by extension, any kind of epidermal or cuticular growths, as nails, claws, hoofs, horns, hair, feathers, etc.

noun. The outermost and very superficial integument in general, without reference to its exact nature; a pellicle; a skin, rind, or other investing structure.

noun. Some thick, tough membrane lining an internal organ: as, the cuticle of a fowl's gizzard.

noun. In infusorians, specifically, the cell-wall.

noun. 2. In botany, a continuous hyaline film covering the surface of a plant and formed of the cutinized outer surfaces of the epidermal cells. Sometimes used as equivalent to epidermis.

noun. A thin skin formed on the surface of liquor; a film or pellicle.

noun. The scarfskin or epidermis. See skin.

noun. The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.

noun. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

noun. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.

noun. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

noun. Dead or cornified epidermis.

noun. A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.

noun. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

noun. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

noun. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

noun. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

"When I asked my cousin (only family I still have there) why that was, she did some digging and found out that it's because American eggs are washed with some solution that removes the cuticle from the shell, and leaves the eggs really susceptible to bacteria."

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cuticular  epicuticle  exocuticle  mescocuticle  procuticle  

cutis  skin  tegument  

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carapace  epidermis  exoskeleton  

Leatherette  Leatheroid  coat  cuticula  dermis  

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