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exuviae

plural noun
ex路​u路​vi路​ae | \ ig-藞z眉-v膿-藢膿 How to pronounce exuviae (audio) , -v膿-藢墨\

Definition of exuviae

: sloughed off natural animal coverings (such as the skins of snakes)

Other Words from exuviae

exuvial \ ig-​藞z眉-​v膿-​蓹l How to pronounce exuvial (audio) \ adjective

First Known Use of exuviae

1653, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for exuviae

Latin, from exuere to take off, from ex- + -uere to put on; akin to Old Church Slavonic obuti to put on (footwear)

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exuviae

noun plural
ex路​u路​vi路​ae | \ ig-藞z眉-v膿-藢膿 How to pronounce exuviae (audio) , -v膿-藢墨 How to pronounce exuviae (audio) \

Medical Definition of exuviae

: sloughed-off natural coverings of animals (as the skins of snakes)

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