Synonyms for cuticle

Synonyms for (noun) cuticle

Synonyms: carapace, shell, shield, cuticle

Definition: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

Similar words: scute

Definition: large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake


Synonyms: epidermis, cuticle

Definition: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

Similar words: stratum

Definition: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)


Synonyms: cuticle

Definition: the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

Similar words: skin, tegument, cutis

Definition: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

Usage: your skin is the largest organ of your body


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