exuviae
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·u·vi·ae
noun plural \ig-ˈzü-vē-ˌē, -vē-ˌī\Definition of EXUVIAE
: sloughed off natural animal coverings (as the skins of snakes)
— ex·u·vi·al \-vē-əl\ adjective
Origin of EXUVIAE
Latin, from exuere to take off, from ex- + -uere to put on; akin to Old Church Slavic obuti to put on (footwear)
First Known Use: 1653
Rhymes with EXUVIAE
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ex·u·vi·ae
noun plural \ig-ˈzü-vē-ˌē, -vē-ˌī\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EXUVIAE
: sloughed-off natural coverings of animals (as the skins of snakes)
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