CUTICLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
   Synonym(s)
   • carapace (what does carapace mean?)
   • shell (what does shell mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cuticle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • exoskeleton (what does exoskeleton mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cuticula (what does cuticula mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
   Synonym(s)
   • epidermis (what does epidermis mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cuticle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stratum (what does stratum mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • mantle (what does mantle mean?)
   • pallium (what does pallium mean?)