verb
exuviate
Exuviate (verb) means to shed an outer layer, especially a skin, as an animal does when moulting.
verb
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To shed an outer layer, especially a skin, as an animal does when moulting.
"Like any arthropod encased in a rigid exoskeleton, a trilobite must periodically moult, or exuviate, in order to grow."
— Rolf Ludvigsen (1996)
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Etymology
Derives from Latin exuviae (“what is shed”), which comes from exuō (“cast off, strip”).
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What is the meaning of exuviate?
"exuviate" (verb) means to shed an outer layer, especially a skin, as an animal does when moulting.
What is another word for exuviate?
Other words for "exuviate" include slough, shed, moult, molt.
