First Known Use: 1653
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exuviae
noun plural ex·u·vi·ae \ig-ˈzü-vē-ˌē, -vē-ˌī\
Definition of EXUVIAE
: sloughed off natural animal coverings (as the skins of snakes)
— ex·u·vi·al \-vē-əl\ adjective
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Origin of EXUVIAE
Latin, from exuere to take off, from ex- + -uere to put on; akin to Old Church Slavic obuti to put on (footwear)
Rhymes with EXUVIAE
Adar Sheni, advanced degree, Aegean Sea, Agri Dagi, alienee, Amundsen Sea, biographee, bouquet garni, carpenter bee, Caspian Sea, casus belli, charcuterie, charivari, chincherinchee, chinoiserie, consent decree, covenantee, cucumber tree, decision tree, dedicatee, delegatee, distributee, East China Sea, ESOP, evacuee, examinee, facetiae, fait accompli, felo-de-se, fortunately, HTLV, interrogee, interviewee, jaborandi, Labrador Sea, millidegree, New Jersey tea, omega-3, Pasiphaë, patisserie, persecutee, poète maudit, prima facie, reliquiae, relocatee, Sault Sainte Marie, Simon Legree, skeleton key, South China Sea, to a degree, umbrella tree, wayfaring tree
Medical Dictionary
exuviae
noun plural ex·u·vi·ae \ig-ˈzü-vē-ˌē, -vē-ˌī\
Medical Definition of EXUVIAE
: sloughed-off natural coverings of animals (as the skins of snakes)
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