Cuticle (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Hypernyms

• Cutis
• Tegument

Meaning ²

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

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Epidermis

Hypernyms

• Stratum

Hyponyms

• Mantle

Meaning ³

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

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Carapace
• Shield
• Shell

Hypernyms

• Scute

Hyponyms

• Cuticula

Related Words

• Cuticular (adjective)