Exuviae
Pronunciation : Ex*u"vi*
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l)
Defn: Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins of snakes, the shells of lobsters, etc.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913