intracuticular

English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ cuticular.

Adjective

intracuticular (not comparable)

1. Within the cuticle.
   • 2015 July 23, “Phylogeny of Kinorhyncha Based on Morphology and Two Molecular Loci”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Such intracuticular thickenings typically occur around plate articulations, hence the thickenings could indicate a beginning plate differentiation, or alternatively, be the last trace of two plates that have fused.