intracuticular

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

intra- +‎ cuticular

Adjective[edit]

intracuticular (not comparable)

  1. Within the cuticle.
    • 2015 July 23, “Phylogeny of Kinorhyncha Based on Morphology and Two Molecular Loci”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Such intracuticular thickenings typically occur around plate articulations, hence the thickenings could indicate a beginning plate differentiation, or alternatively, be the last trace of two plates that have fused.