About The Word Exuviate
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Exuviate
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What's The Definition Of Exuviate?
[v] cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals
Synonyms | Synonyms for Exuviate: molt | moult | shed | slough Related Terms | Find terms related to Exuviate: See Also | cast | cast off | desquamate | drop | peel off | shake off | throw | throw away | throw off Exuviate In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*u"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exuviated}, p. pr.
& vb. n. {Exuviating}.][From {Exuviae}.] (Zo["o]l.)
To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on
a new one; to molt.
There is reason to suppose that very old crayfish do
not exuviate every year. --Huxley.
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