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noun layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English dermis English hypodermis From hypo- + dermis.
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