cuticle – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
cuticle
n.
skin which surrounds the fingernails and toenails; epidermis, outer layer of skin; cuticula, hard outer shell of some insects (Entomology)
Cuticle
A
cuticle , or
cuticula, is a term used for any of a variety of tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection. Various types of "cuticle" are non-
homologous, differing in their origin, structure, function, and chemical composition.
cuticle
Noun
1. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
(synonym) epidermis
(hypernym) stratum
(hyponym) mantle, pallium
(part-holonym) skin, tegument, cutis
(part-meronym) epidermal cell
2. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
(synonym) carapace, shell
(hypernym) exoskeleton
(hyponym) cuticula
(part-holonym) mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
(substance-meronym) shell
cuticle
n.
kutikula; kůže u kořene nehtu
cuticle
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