epicuticle

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noun

The outermost portion of the cuticle of an arthropod or plant.

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Meanings

nounepicuticle (plural epicuticles)

plural epicuticles

  1. biologyThe outermost portion of the cuticle of an arthropod or plant.

Origin

From epi- + cuticle.

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APA

epicuticle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicuticle

MLA

“epicuticle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicuticle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicuticle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicuticle.

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