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Exuviae

noun
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounThe 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.
2.nounThe coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.
3.noun(history) Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.

Synonyms

moultnymphalecdysozoanscutellationexopodwinter coatshellexudativoreexocanthusoxhideoutskinpodotheca
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