exuviate

Other forms: exuviated; exuviates

Definitions of exuviate
  1. verb
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    synonyms: molt, moult, shed, slough
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    types:
    desquamate, peel off
    peel off in scales
    type of:
    cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off
    get rid of
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