exuviate meaning

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exuviate (verb): cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.

Definition of exuviate

  1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    • our dog sheds every Spring

    Synonyms: shed, molt, moult, slough

    Type of: shed

    Kinds: desquamate

Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in TE · 8-letter words

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