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Exuvial

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Adjective

1. exuvial

of or relating to the cast-off skins or cuticles of various animals

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exuvial

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plural nounWord forms: singular exuvia (-vɪə)
layers of skin or cuticle shed by animals during ecdysis

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Exuvial

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plural nounWord forms: singular exˈuvia (ɛksˈuviə ; ekso̅oˈvēə; ɛksˈjuviə ; eksyo̅oˈvēə; ɛgˈzuviə ; egzo̅oˈvēə; ɪgˈzuviə ; igzo̅oˈvēə)
Zoology
castoff coverings of animals, as crab shells or the skins of snakes

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Exuvial

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pl.n.
The cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms, such as the shells of crabs or the external coverings of the larvae and nymphs of insects.

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