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Cuticula vs Apolysis - What's the difference?

cuticula | apolysis |

As nouns the difference between cuticula and apolysis

is that cuticula is (zoology|botany) a tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle while apolysis is (biology) the separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.

cuticula

English

(wikipedia cuticula)

Noun

(cuticulae)
  • (zoology, botany) A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.

    • Synonyms

    * cuticle

    apolysis

    English

    (wikipedia apolysis)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The separation of the cuticula from the epidermis in arthropods and related groups.