cuticula

English Thesaurus

1. the outer body wall of an insect (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	carapace, cuticle, shell, shield,
definition	:	hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles (noun.animal)

derivation	:	cuticular, dermal, epidermal, epidermic,
definition	:	of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula (adj.pert)

derivation	:	cuticular, dermal, epidermal, epidermic,
definition	:	of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula (adj.pert)