'Hypodermis' definitions:
Definition of 'hypodermis'
noun
Layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
Definition of 'Hypodermis'
- Hypodermis \Hyp`o*der"mis\, n. [NL. See Hypo-, and Derma.]
- 1. (Biol.) Same as Hypoblast.
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- 2. (Zool.) Same as Hypoderma, 2. Hypodicrotic