Definitions for exuviae
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exuviaenoun

   cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis

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1. exuviaenoun

   The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.

2. exuviaenoun

   Roman military term for weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.

3. exuviaenoun

   Plural form of exuvia.

4. Etymology: From exuo.

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1. Exuviae

   In biology, exuviae are the remains of an exoskeleton and related structures that are left after ecdysozoans (including insects, crustaceans and arachnids) have moulted. The exuviae of an animal can be important to biologists as they can often be used to identify the species of the animal and even its sex. As studying insects, crustaceans, or arachnids directly is not always possible, and because exuviae can be collected fairly easily, they can play an important part in helping to determine some general aspects of a species' overall life cycle such as distribution, sex ratio, production, and proof of breeding in a habitat. Exuviae have been suggested as a "gold standard" for insect monitoring. For instance, when monitoring dragonfly populations the presence of exuviae of a species demonstrates that the species has completed its full life cycle from egg to adult in a habitat. However, it has also been suggested that the fact that exuviae can be hard to find could lead to an underestimation of insect species compared to, for example, counting adult insects.The Latin word exuviae, meaning "things stripped from a body", is found only in the plural. Exuvia is a derived singular form, although this is a neologism, and not attested in texts by Roman authors. A few modern works use the singular noun exuvium (e.g.). Only a single historical work by Propertius uses the singular form exuvium, but in the meaning "spoils, booty".

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1. Exuviae

   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. Exuviae

   the fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth

3. Etymology: [L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.]

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1. Exuviae

   EXUVIAE: Adamo Macri (2005)

Matched Categories

1. • Body Covering

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exuviae in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exuviae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exuviae
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exuviae
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exuviae
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exuviae
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=exuviae