exuviae
Meanings
noun
- plural of exuvia
noun
- The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.
- Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.
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Learned borrowing from Latin exuviae, from exuō (“cast off, undress”).
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