exuviationn.

/ɛɡˌzjuːvɪˈeɪʃən/

Etymology: < exuviate v.: see -ation suffix.

The action or process of exuviating; shedding (of antlers, skin, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > casting or shedding part of body

sloughing1835

exuviation1836

ecdysis1863

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 882/2 The exuviation of the skeleton of Crustacea..is similar to that of insects.

a1852 W. Macgillivray Nat. Hist. Dee Side (1855) 463 The exuviation..of the antlers..seems to connect these organs with those parts of the skin..which are subject to this process.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 3 Numerous exuviæ of Cirripeds were collected, proving that these animals undergo exuviation.

figurative.1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 114 Society, in all its developements, undergoes the process of exuviation.1874 J. W. Draper Hist. Confl. Relig. & Sci. xii. 328 The most serious trial through which society can pass is encountered in the exuviation of its religious restraints.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	exuviation
释义	exuviationn. /ɛɡˌzjuːvɪˈeɪʃən/ Etymology: < exuviate v.: see -ation suffix. The action or process of exuviating; shedding (of antlers, skin, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > casting or shedding part of body sloughing1835 exuviation1836 ecdysis1863 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 882/2 The exuviation of the skeleton of Crustacea..is similar to that of insects. a1852 W. Macgillivray Nat. Hist. Dee Side (1855) 463 The exuviation..of the antlers..seems to connect these organs with those parts of the skin..which are subject to this process. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 3 Numerous exuviæ of Cirripeds were collected, proving that these animals undergo exuviation. figurative.1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 114 Society, in all its developements, undergoes the process of exuviation.1874 J. W. Draper Hist. Confl. Relig. & Sci. xii. 328 The most serious trial through which society can pass is encountered in the exuviation of its religious restraints. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1836
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