stratum vs cuticle

cuticle vs stratum

stratum and cuticle both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cuticle is a hyponym of stratum; that is, cuticle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stratum:

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: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

Other hyponyms of stratum include epidermis, corneum, horny layer, stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii, stratum basale, stratum germinativum, corium, derma, dermis, cambium, paries, wall, substrate, substratum, superstrate, superstratum, horizon, bed, seam, bed.

stratum (noun)	cuticle (noun)
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth	hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling	the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
people having the same social, economic, or educational status	the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
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 stratum and cuticle

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