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Related to something sloughed off or stripped away.
The floor of the cave was covered with the exuvial remains of unknown creatures.
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exuvial — exuviál adj. m., pl. exuviáli; f. sg. exuviálă, pl. exuviále Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic EXUVIÁL, Ă adj. Referitor la exuvie. [pron. vi al. / … Dicționar Român
Exuvial — Ex*u vi*al, a. Of or pertaining to exuvi[ae]. Exuvial layers. Exuvial deposits. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exuvial — adjective see exuviae … New Collegiate Dictionary
exuvial — See exuviae. * * * … Universalium
exuviál — adj. m., pl. exuviáli; f. sg. exuviálã, pl. exuviále … Romanian orthography
exuvial — adj. pertaining to exuviae, pertaining to discarded animal skins or body coverings … English contemporary dictionary
exuvial — ex·u·vi·al … English syllables
exuvial — adjective of or relating to the cast off skins or cuticles of various animals • Pertains to noun: ↑exuviae • Derivationally related forms: ↑exuviae … Useful english dictionary
exuvial glands — Certain epidermal glands associated with the molting fluid during ecdysis at molting … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
exuvial space — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An area between the epidermis and the cuticle into which the molting enzymes are secreted after apolysis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
