EXUVIATE


Meaning of EXUVIATE in English

[ ɪg'zju:vɪeɪt , ɛg- ]

■ verb technical (of an animal) shed (a skin or shell).

Derivatives

exuviation noun

Origin

C19: from exuviae + -ate 3 .

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