EXUVIAE


Meaning of EXUVIAE in English

[ ɪg'zju:vɪi: , ɛg- ]

■ plural noun [also treated as sing. ] Zoology the cast or sloughed skin of an animal, especially of an insect larva.

Derivatives

exuvial adjective

Origin

C17: from L., lit. 'animal skins'.

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