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exuvia

English

Etymology

From Latin exuvia, from exu? (I take off).

Noun

exuvia (plural exuviae)

  1. (biology) The remains of the exoskeleton after any member of the Arthropoda, such as an insect, crustacean or arachnid has sloughed, discarding its old integument and developing the new one.
    Synonym: moult

Further reading

  • exuviae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From exu?.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ek?su.u?i.a/, [?k?s??u?iä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ek?su.vi.a/, [???zu?vi?]

Noun

exuvia f (genitive exuviae); first declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) spoils, booty
  2. skin of a snake etc. sloughed off
  3. (in the plural) remains (i.e. that which has been taken off (Cf. exuo n.3))

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Portuguese: exúvia

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eluvia

English

Noun

eluvia

  1. plural of eluvium

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