Definition of exuviae in English:

exuviae

plural noun ɛɡˈzjuːvɪiːɪɡˈzjuːvɪiː

Zoology

also treated as singular The cast or sloughed skin of an animal, especially of an insect larva.
Example sentencesExamples
- Whether the retainment of exuviae is characteristic of the species is open to question.
- Emerged adult Axarus and shed pupal exuviae were removed from the trap daily.
- All specimens are exuviae, with thin and fragile carapaces and abdomens and fragmentary bodies and appendages.
- This assemblage, perhaps representing an accumulation of molted exuviae, was apparently preserved as the result of rapid burial by carbonate muds and silts during a storm event.
- Within 48 hours, we washed the samples, removing inorganic material and invertebrate cases and exuviae, and sieved them through 1 mm mesh.

Derivatives

exuvial

adjective ɪɡˈzjuːvɪəlɛɡˈzjuːvɪəl

Zoology

Most scorpion fossils are thought to be exuvial.
Example sentencesExamples
- Exuvial samples were collected at stations above and below organic effluent inflows ...

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'animal skins, spoils of the enemy', from exuere 'divest oneself of'.

Definition of exuviae in US English:

exuviae

plural noun

Zoology

also treated as singular An animal's cast or sloughed skin, especially that of an insect larva.
Example sentencesExamples
- Emerged adult Axarus and shed pupal exuviae were removed from the trap daily.
- Within 48 hours, we washed the samples, removing inorganic material and invertebrate cases and exuviae, and sieved them through 1 mm mesh.
- This assemblage, perhaps representing an accumulation of molted exuviae, was apparently preserved as the result of rapid burial by carbonate muds and silts during a storm event.
- Whether the retainment of exuviae is characteristic of the species is open to question.
- All specimens are exuviae, with thin and fragile carapaces and abdomens and fragmentary bodies and appendages.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘animal skins, spoils of the enemy’, from exuere ‘divest oneself of’.

单词	exuviae
释义	Definition of exuviae in English: exuviae plural noun ɛɡˈzjuːvɪiːɪɡˈzjuːvɪiː Zoology also treated as singular The cast or sloughed skin of an animal, especially of an insect larva. Example sentencesExamples Whether the retainment of exuviae is characteristic of the species is open to question. Emerged adult Axarus and shed pupal exuviae were removed from the trap daily. All specimens are exuviae, with thin and fragile carapaces and abdomens and fragmentary bodies and appendages. This assemblage, perhaps representing an accumulation of molted exuviae, was apparently preserved as the result of rapid burial by carbonate muds and silts during a storm event. Within 48 hours, we washed the samples, removing inorganic material and invertebrate cases and exuviae, and sieved them through 1 mm mesh. Derivatives exuvial adjective ɪɡˈzjuːvɪəlɛɡˈzjuːvɪəl Zoology Most scorpion fossils are thought to be exuvial. Example sentencesExamples Exuvial samples were collected at stations above and below organic effluent inflows ... Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'animal skins, spoils of the enemy', from exuere 'divest oneself of'. Definition of exuviae in US English: exuviae plural noun Zoology also treated as singular An animal's cast or sloughed skin, especially that of an insect larva. Example sentencesExamples Emerged adult Axarus and shed pupal exuviae were removed from the trap daily. Within 48 hours, we washed the samples, removing inorganic material and invertebrate cases and exuviae, and sieved them through 1 mm mesh. This assemblage, perhaps representing an accumulation of molted exuviae, was apparently preserved as the result of rapid burial by carbonate muds and silts during a storm event. Whether the retainment of exuviae is characteristic of the species is open to question. All specimens are exuviae, with thin and fragile carapaces and abdomens and fragmentary bodies and appendages. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘animal skins, spoils of the enemy’, from exuere ‘divest oneself of’.
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