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Exuviae

Exuviae Meaning & Definition
Exuviae Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Exuviae?

[n] cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis

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See Also | body covering

Exuviae In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*u"vi*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.] 1. (Zo["o]l) Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins of snakes, the shells of lobsters, etc. 2. (Geol.) The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth.

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