exuviate (redirected from exuviations)

ex·u·vi·ate  (g-zv-t)

v. ex·u·vi·at·ed, ex·u·vi·at·ing, ex·u·vi·ates

v.tr.

To shed or cast off (a covering).

v.intr.

To shed or cast off exuviae; molt.

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[exuvi(ae) + -ate.]

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ex·uvi·ation n.

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exuviate [ɪgˈzjuːvɪˌeɪt]

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to shed (a skin or similar outer covering)

exuviation  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

exuviate - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" molt, moult, slough, shed desquamate, peel off - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" cast off, shed, throw off, throw away, shake off, throw, cast, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"