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EXUVIATE

\ɛɡzjˈuːvɪˌe͡ɪt], \ɛɡzjˈuːvɪˌe‍ɪt], \ɛ_ɡ_z_j_ˈuː_v_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of EXUVIATE

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cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Shed (exuviae, also fig.), slough. Hence exuviation n.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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