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Definitions for: Exuviate
[v] cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals
Webster (1913) Definition: Ex*u"vi*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exuviated, p. pr.
& vb. n. Exuviating.][From Exuviae.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
Synonyms: molt, moult, shed, slough
See Also: cast, cast off, desquamate, drop, peel off, shake off, throw, throw away, throw off
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