EXUVIAE

exuviae

(noun) cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

exuviae

plural of exuvia

Noun

exuviae pl (plural only)

The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.

(history, military) Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*u"vi*æ, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.]

1. (Zoöl)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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