| 释义 |
exuviate, v.|ɛgˈzjuːvɪeɪt|
[f. as prec. + -ate.]
a. intr. To cast off or shed exuviæ.
b. trans. To shed or cast off as exuviæ.
1855Fraser's Mag. LI. 542 Crabs of mature age and full size cease to exuviate. 1880Huxley Crayfish i. 37 The young crayfish exuviate two or three times in the course of the first year.
b.1856Carpenter Microsc. & Rev. (1891) 889 Even when the Entomostraca have attained their full growth, they continue to exuviate their shell. 1871Huxley Anat. Vert. Anim. 9 So much of the allantois as lies outside the walls of the body is..exuviated. |