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cuticula

NOUN
  1. the outer body wall of an insect

How To Use cuticula In A Sentence

  • Hypoderm - is: the cellular layer which secretes the chitinous cuticula and in this sense = epidermis: specifically applied to the lining membrane of elytral and hemelytra. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • The dorsal conic spine-like structures could be a homology of cuticular spicules of polyplacophorans and aplacophorans. Down with phyla! (episode II) - The Panda's Thumb
  • Present knowledge of the transport properties of cuticles is based exclusively on results obtained with astomatous leaf surfaces or astomatous cuticular membranes.
  • Striations of thick epicuticular wax are present on both adaxial and abaxial epidermal cells.
  • There is no experimental evidence so far that phenotypic plasticity allows plants to adapt cuticular permeance to changes in evaporative demand.
  • The cuticular hairs formed by epidermal cells are not the only examples of cellular projections found in Drosophila.
  • The role of epicuticular waxes has been considered mainly to provide reflectance of UV radiation, but some wax components, for example, secondary alcohols (e.g., nonacosan-10-ol) and β-diketones, absorb UV radiation [41]. Effects of ultraviolet-B on forest vegetation in the Arctic
  • a double wall, a thin delicate wall of unaltered cellulose, the endospore or intine, and a tough outer cuticularized exospore or extine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
  • 'Natural' and NH3-induced variation in epicuticular needle wax morphology of Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • & cortice coriaceo ut in reliquis mulcis obduftum; alterum vero latus quafi dilTeftum, & dein cuticula veluti tenuiore flavcTcente obduftum y calido & hu - mido coelo fe expandens ut gibbofius fiat; frigore autem & arida tempeftate planum magis evadit« Caroli a Linné equit. aur. de stella polari archiatri regii med. et botan. profess. Upsal. Acad ...
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