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exuviae

Syllabification: (ex·u·vi·ae)
Pronunciation: /igˈzo͞ovēˌē, -ī/
Definition of exuviae

noun

[also treated as singular] Zoology
  • an animal’s cast or sloughed skin, especially that of an insect larva.

Derivatives

exuvial

Pronunciation: /-vēəl/
adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'animal skins, spoils of the enemy', from exuere 'divest oneself of'

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