cu·tis (kyo?o?t?s)n. pl. cu·tes (-t?z) or cu·tis·es See dermis.[Latin, skin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cutis (?kju?t?s) n, pl -tes (-ti?z) or -tises (Zoology) zoology a technical name for skin[C17: from Latin: skin]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cu?tis (?kyu t?s) n., pl. -tes (-t?z), -tis?es. the dermis and epidermis of the skin together. [1595?1605;