exuviae Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis

WordNet

Ex*u"vi*æ noun plural (Also<
  • Exuviae
  • Exuviæ
)
Etymology
L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913