Exuviation
Pronunciation : Ex*u`vi*a"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The rejecting or casting off of some part, more particularly, the outer cuticular layer, as the shells of crustaceans, skins of snakes, etc.; molting; ecdysis.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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