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exuviae

[ig-zoo-vee-ee, ik-soo-]

plural noun

the cast skins, shells, or other coverings of animals.

Origin:
1645–55; < Latin, derivative of exuere to remove, strip off, divest oneself of, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + -uere to put on

Related forms

ex·u·vi·al, adjective

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exuviae (ɪɡˈzjuːvɪˌiː)

—*pl n*
	layers of skin or cuticle shed by animals during ecdysis

[C17: from Latin: something stripped off (the body), from exuere to strip off]

ex'uvial

—*adj*

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