n.
Pronunciation: ig- ' zü-v ē - ˌ ē , -v ē - ˌ ī
Function: noun plural
Etymology: Latin, from exuere to take off, from ex- + -uere to put on; akin to Old Church Slavic ob uti to put on (footwear)
Date: 1653
: sloughed off natural animal coverings (as the skins of snakes)
– ex · u · vi · al \ -v ē - ə l \ adjective