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epi·cu·ti·cle | \ ˌe-pi-ˈkyü-ti-kəl 
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\Definition of epicuticle
: the outermost waxy layer of the arthropod exoskeleton
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epicuticular \ ˌe-pi-kyü-ˈti-kyə-lər \ adjective
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The first known use of epicuticle was in 1933
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