'Hypodermis' definitions:

Definition of 'hypodermis'

(from WordNet)
noun
Layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods

Definition of 'Hypodermis'

From: GCIDE
  • Hypodermis \Hyp`o*der"mis\, n. [NL. See Hypo-, and Derma.]
  • 1. (Biol.) Same as Hypoblast. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Same as Hypoderma, 2. Hypodicrotic