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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Related to something sloughed off or stripped away. not-comparable

   "The floor of the cave was covered with the exuvial remains of unknown creatures."

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to the cast-off skins or cuticles of various animals wordnet

Example

More examples

"The floor of the cave was covered with the exuvial remains of unknown creatures."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

sloughed off

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