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- noun Common misspelling of
exuvia .
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Examples
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The discarded skin, or exuvium, that Alison Beck had found on the passenger seat of her car belonged to a Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula, Poecilotheria fasciata, a beautifully colored but temperamental arachnid.
The Killing Kind John Connolly 2002
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Exuviation: the act of molting: the cast-off skin or exuvium.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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