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EXUVIAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("exuviae" is a kind of...):
body covering (any covering for the body or a body part)
Derivation:
exuvial (of or relating to the cast-off skins or cuticles of various animals)