About The Word Exuviae
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Exuviae
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What's The Definition Of Exuviae?
[n] cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis
Synonyms | Synonyms for Exuviae: Related Terms | Find terms related to Exuviae: 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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