hypoderma

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Hypoderma
    n 1: in some classifications considered the type genus of the
         family Hypodermatidae: warble flies [syn: {Hypoderma},
         {genus Hypoderma}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hypoderma \Hyp`o*der"ma\, n. [NL. See {Hypo}, and {derma}.]
   1. (Bot.) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants,
      and performing the physiological function of strengthening
      the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is
      developed as collenchyma.
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   2. (Zool.) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the
      chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other
      invertebrates.
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