Cuticle
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noun


(1)   Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
(2)   The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
(3)   The dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
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Noun



  1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
  2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  3. Dead or cornified epidermis.
  4. The outer protective covering of invertebrates and plants.
 
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