exuviae

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Definition of exuviae

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of exuvia
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural 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.

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Etymology

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

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