(biology) The remains of the exoskeleton after any of the Ecdysozoa, such as Arthropoda, has sloughed, discarding its old integument and developing the new one.

plural of exuvium

plural of exuvia

The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.

(transitive, intransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).

The act of exuviating. / The exuviated coverings; exuviae.

Related to something sloughed off or stripped away.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exuviate

simple past tense and past participle of exuviate

present participle of exuviate