exuviation


ex·u·vi·ate

E0307100 (ĭg-zo͞o′vē-āt′)v. ex·u·vi·at·ed, ex·u·vi·at·ing, ex·u·vi·ates v.tr. To shed or cast off (a covering).v.intr. To shed or cast off exuviae; molt.
[exuvi(ae) + -ate.]
ex·u′vi·a′tion n.