"exuviae" meaning in English

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Noun

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Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin exuviae, from exuō (“cast off, undress”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|exuviae}} Learned borrowing from Latin exuviae Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} exuviae
  1. plural of exuvia Tags: form-of, plural Form of: exuvia
    Sense id: en-exuviae-en-noun-dHsWOs5s Categories (other): English plurals in -ae with singular in -a

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-exuviae.wav
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin exuviae, from exuō (“cast off, undress”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|exuviae}} Learned borrowing from Latin exuviae Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} exuviae pl (plural only)
  1. The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: exuvium, exuvia
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  2. (historical, military) Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty. Tags: historical, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-exuviae-en-noun-h5BRdIgb Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 14 70 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 32 14 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 11 34 2 15 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 7 42 1 18 12 5 5 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: exuviable, exuvial
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