exuvial

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adjective

Related to something sloughed off or stripped away.

“The floor of the cave was covered with the exuvial remains of unknown creatures.”

OriginLatin exuviae →
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Meanings

adjectiveexuvial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelated to something sloughed off or stripped away.

    The floor of the cave was covered with the exuvial remains of unknown creatures.

Origin

  1. Latinexuviae“what is stripped”
  2. Englishexuvial

From Latin exuviae (“what is stripped”), from exuo (“shed, strip”).

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APA

exuvial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exuvial

MLA

“exuvial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exuvial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exuvial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exuvial.

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