EXUVIATION

Noun

exuviation (countable and uncountable, plural exuviations)

The act of exuviating.

The exuviated coverings; exuviae.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*u`vi*a"tion, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The rejecting or casting off of some part, more particularly, the outer cuticular layer, as the shells of crustaceans, skins of snakes, etc.; molting; ecdysis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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