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exuvia

exuvia is the plural of exuvium.

Meaning of exuvium

Noun

exuvium (plural exuvia or exuviums)

  1. Synonym of exuviae.
    • Loe here th' exuvium of that heavenly soul,
      Who living did by's words and works controule
      The power of Sin and Satan ; and whose breath
      Redeem'd poor souls from darkness, and from death,
      And by bis pious Doctrine did convince
      The sly Temptations of that ayery Prince.1654 Simeon Ashe
    Synonyms:
    exuviae

Synonyms of exuvia

Origin of exuvia

Back-formation from the plurale tantum exuviae (“the skin of an animal sloughed off”), from exuō (“to take off”). See also exuvium.

Words formed from exuvia

Questions about exuvia

What is exuvia the plural of?
Exuvia is the plural of exuvium.

Words near exuvia in the dictionary

  1. exusions
  2. exustion
  3. exutive
  4. exutories
  5. exutory
  6. exuvia
  7. exuviable
  8. exuviae
  9. exuvial
  10. exuviate
  11. exuviated

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