n.[動]角質(zhì)層
(昆蟲等的)表皮[見CUTICLE].
Since the cuticula of these animals is inelastic, it is shed during growth and a new, larger covering is formed. 當(dāng)這些動物的角質(zhì)層失去活性時它們便會開始蛻皮并形成更大更新的表皮。
adj.cuticle 的