Definition of exuviae
:sloughed off natural animal coverings (such as the skins of snakes)
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Origin and Etymology of 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
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ex·u·vi·ae
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ig-ˈzü-vē-ˌē
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medical Definition of exuviae
:sloughed-off natural coverings of animals (as the skins of snakes)
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