hypoderma Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
genus Hypoderma.

NL. See Hypo, and derma.

(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.
(Zoöl.) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.