1. Noun
A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.
2. Noun
a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
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