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exuviae en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exuviae, from exuō (“cast off, undress”).

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of exuvia
    form of exuvia
  2. (plural, plural-only) The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.
  3. (historical, plural, plural-only) Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.

Relateds

exuvial · exuviable

Synonyms

exuvium · exuvia

Translations (1)

pl wylinka (coverings of an animal)