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Exuviate

Exuviate Meaning & Definition
Exuviate Definition And Meaning

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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