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exuviae
ex·u·vi·ae E0307000 (ĭg-zo͞o′vē-ē′)pl.n. The cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms, such as the shells of crabs or the external coverings of the larvae and nymphs of insects.
[Latin, from exuere, to take off; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·u′vi·al (-vē-əl) adj.exuviae (ɪɡˈzjuːvɪˌiː) pl n, sing exuvia (-vɪə) (Zoology) layers of skin or cuticle shed by animals during ecdysis[C17: from Latin: things stripped off (the body), from exuere to strip off] exˈuvial adjThesaurus| Noun | 1. | exuviae - cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysisbody covering - any covering for the body or a body part |
exuviae
exuviae (ĭg-zo͞o′vē-ē′)pl.n. The cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms, such as the shells of crabs or the external coverings of the larvae and nymphs of insects.
ex·u′vi·al (-vē-əl) adj.exuviae
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