cuticle vs stratum

stratum vs cuticle

cuticle and stratum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cuticle	Yes	No	No	No
stratum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stratum is a hypernym of cuticle; that is, stratum is a word with a broader meaning than cuticle:

cuticle: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
stratum: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

cuticle (noun)	stratum (noun)
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles	an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates	a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail	people having the same social, economic, or educational status
	one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

Difference between cuticle and stratum

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