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exuvial

exuvial adjective: related to something sloughed off or stripped away.

Adjective

exuvial (not comparable)

  1. Related to something sloughed off or stripped away.
    • The floor of the cave was covered with the exuvial remains of unknown creatures.

Origin of exuvial

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

Questions about exuvial

What does exuvial mean?
Exuvial means related to something sloughed off or stripped away.
What part of speech is exuvial?
Exuvial is an adjective.

Words near exuvial in the dictionary

  1. exutories
  2. exutory
  3. exuvia
  4. exuviable
  5. exuviae
  6. exuvial
  7. exuviate
  8. exuviated
  9. exuviates
  10. exuviating
  11. exuviation

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