cuticula
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See also cutícula
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin cutīcula (“skin, cuticle”)
[edit] Noun
cuticula (plural cuticulae)
- (zoology, botany) A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
covering outside epidermis — see cuticle
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
Diminutive of cutis (“covering”).
[edit] Noun
cutīcula (genitive cutīculae); f, first declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cutīcula | cutīculae |
| genitive | cutīculae | cutīculārum |
| dative | cutīculae | cutīculīs |
| accusative | cutīculam | cutīculās |
| ablative | cutīculā | cutīculīs |
| vocative | cutīcula | cutīculae |
[edit] Descendants
- Russian: кути́кула (kutíkula)
