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endocuticle
noun
en·do·cuticle
\¦endō+\
Definition of endocuticle
: the inner layer of a cuticle; specifically : the colorless flexible highly chitinized inner layer of the exoskeleton of an insect — compare epicuticle
endocuticular
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Origin and Etymology of endocuticle
end- + cuticle
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