exuvia

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exuvia

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Back-formation from the plurale tantum exuviae (“the skin of an animal sloughed off”), from exuō (“to take off”). See also exuvium.

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plural plural of exuvium
Similar: moult

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"exuvia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exuvia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"exuvia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exuvia.

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@misc{exuvia_2026,
  title = {exuvia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exuvia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}