endocuticle

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noun

the inner layer of the cuticle of an insect

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The innermost cuticle layer, by contrast, looked much different: this “endocuticle” was far thicker in the centrifuge bugs, making their hind legs more resistant to breaking.

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endocrinous endocytobiology

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