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<zoology> To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt. "There is reason to suppose that very old crayfish do not exuviate every year." (Huxley)
Origin: From Exuviae.
(01 Mar 1998)
Exupere Joseph Bertin, exutory, exuviability, exuviae < Prev | Next > exuviation, -ey, eya-let, eyas
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