Search for crossword answers and clues
Layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
Answer for the clue "Layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods ", 10 letters:
hypodermis
Word definitions for hypodermis in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods. 2 (context botany English) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis. 3 (context anatomy English) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypodermis \Hyp`o*der"mis\, n. [NL. See Hypo- , and Derma .] (Biol.) Same as Hypoblast . (Zo["o]l.) Same as Hypoderma , 2.