Cuticle
Cuticle noun - Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.
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Sheath
Sheath noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
Usage example: he removed his knife from its sheath and started to whittle
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Sheath and Cuticle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cuticle/sheath
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