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n. [Gr. mesos, middle; L. cutis, skin]A layer with distinctive staining properties between the exocuticle and endocuticle.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
mesocuticle
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