precuticular

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ cuticular

Adjective[edit]

precuticular (not comparable)

  1. That develops into the cuticle
    • 2015 July 30, Polona Mrak et al., “Formation of the hindgut cuticular lining during embryonic development of Porcellio scaber (Crustacea, Isopoda)”, in ZooKeys[1], →DOI:
      The structural resemblance of embryonic gut and epidermal precuticular matrices in this species to the embryonic epidermal matrices preceding cuticle formation in insects and other crustaceans ( Goudeau 1976, Goudeau and Lachaise 1983, Glas et al.