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  1. 1. n. A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin. Source: webster
  4. 4. A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part ofthe outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various otherinvertebrates; entomolin. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi Source: ecdict

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