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Exuviae
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Ex-u′vi-æ
,Noun.
pl.
[L., fr.
exuere
to draw out or off, to pull off.] 1.
(Zoöl.)
Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins of snakes, the shells of lobsters, etc.
2.
(Geol.)
The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth.
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exuviae
exuviae
See also: exuviæ
English
Noun
exuviae
- plural of exuvia
- (plural only) The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.
- (plural only, historical) Roman military term for weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.
Related terms
Latin
Noun
exuviae
- nominative plural of exuvia
- genitive singular of exuvia
- dative singular of exuvia
- vocative plural of exuvia
References
- exuviae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- exuviae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “exuviae”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.