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Cuticles

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

📖 Definitions of "Cuticles"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Dead or cornified epidermis.

  4. 4

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

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