cuticle - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for cuticle , a list of similar words for cuticle from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

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

Synonyms

• carapace
• cuticle
• shell
• shield

More generic

• scute

More specific

• cuticula

Related

• arthropod
• mollusc
• mollusk
• shellfish
• turtle

Related

• shell

Noun

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

Synonyms

• cuticle
• epidermis

More generic

• stratum

More specific

• mantle
• pallium

Related

• corneum
• epidermal cell
• horny layer
• malpighian layer
• rete Malpighii
• stratum basale
• stratum corneum
• stratum germinativum
• stratum granulosum
• stratum lucidum

Related

• cutis
• skin
• tegument

Noun

the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

Synonyms

• cuticle

More generic

• cutis
• skin
• tegument

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