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exuvial

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ex⋅u⋅vi⋅ae

  [ig-zoo-vee-ee, ik-soo-]
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–plural noun
the cast skins, shells, or other coverings of animals.
Origin:
1645–55; < L, deriv. of exuere to remove, strip off, divest oneself of, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -uere to put on

Related forms:
ex⋅u⋅vi⋅al, adjective
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ex·u·vi·ae   (ĭg-zōō'vē-ē')   
pl.n.  The cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms, such as the shells of crabs or the external coverings of the larvae and nymphs of insects.

[Latin, from exuere, to take off; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·u'vi·al (-vē-əl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·u·vi·ae
Pronunciation: ig-'zü-vE-"E, -vE-"I
Function: noun plural
: sloughed-off natural coverings of animals (asthe skins of snakes)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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