1. cuticle - noun
· the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
Hypernym(s): skin, tegument, cutis
2. cuticle - noun
· the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
Synonym(s): epidermis
Hypernym(s): stratum
3. cuticle - noun
· hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Synonym(s): carapace, shell, shield
Hypernym(s): scute
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