precuticular en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + cuticular.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) That develops into the cuticle
The structural resemblance of embryonic gut and epidermal precuticular matrices in this species to the embryonic epidermal matrices preceding cuticle formation in insects and other crustaceans ( Goudeau 1976, Goudeau and Lachaise 1983, Glas et al.
2015 July 30, Polona Mrak et al., “Formation of the hindgut cuticular lining during embryonic development of Porcellio scaber (Crustacea, Isopoda)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI: