cuticle (n.)

  1. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

  2. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

    [ Syn: epidermis ]

  3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

    [ Syn: carapace , shell , shield ]

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