exuvial

Variant of exuviae

plural noun sing. exuvia

Zool. castoff coverings of animals, as crab shells or the skins of snakes

Origin: L, that which is stripped off, spoils < exuere, to strip off < ex-, away + IE base *eu-, to put on > Lith aviù, to wear footwear

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