Thesaurus: exuviate
To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt.
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Definitions
- v. i. To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt.
- v. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
- To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt. There is reason to suppose that very old crayfish do not exuviate every year. Huxley.
- To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on anew one; to molt.There is reason to suppose that very old crayfish do not exuviateevery year. Huxley.
- v cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers