exuviation

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mew slough moult shedding exoskeleton moulting molt peeling molting exfoliation subsidence ecdysis purgation desquamation dropping

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Close letter words and terms

exuviae exuvial exuviate exuviotroph exuviotrophic exuvium