Exuviae Definition

ĭg-zo͝ovē-ē
exuvia
noun
Castoff coverings of animals, as crab shells or the skins of snakes.
Webster's New World

Plural form of exuvia.

Wiktionary

(plural only) The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.

Wiktionary

(plural only, history) Roman military term for weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.

Wiktionary

Origin of Exuviae

  • Latin from exuere to take off eu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin exuō (“cast off, undress”).

    From Wiktionary

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