Difference between Epidermis and Cuticle

What is the difference between Epidermis and Cuticle?

Epidermis as a noun is the outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis while Cuticle as a noun is the outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.

Epidermis

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

Cuticle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.Dead or cornified epidermis.The outer protective covering of invertebrates and plants.

We hope you now know whether to use Epidermis or Cuticle in your sentence.

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