cuticula
noun
cu·tic·u·la
kyüˈtikyələ
plural cuticulae
-ˌlē
: cuticle sense 1a
specifically : the outer body wall of an insect, secreted by the hypodermis
Word History
Etymology
Latin
- tear someone or something to pieces
- tear someone or something to shreds
- tear streak
- tear strip
- tear tape
- tear to pieces
- tear to shreds
- tear up
- tear-blanket
- tear-coat
- tear-gases
- tear-gassed
- tear-gassing
- tear-jerking
- tear-off
- tearable
- tearage
- tearaway
- tearaways
- teardown
- teardowns
- teardrop
- teardrops
- teared
- tearer