exuvia

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from the plurale tantum exuviae (“the skin of an animal sloughed off”), from exuō (“to take off”). See also exuvium. === Noun === exuvia plural of exuvium Synonym: moult === Further reading === exuviae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛkˈsʊ.wi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eɡˈzuː.vi.a] === Noun === exuvia f (genitive exuviae); first declension (rare) alternative form of exuviae (“that which has been taken off or sloughed off; spoils, clothes, booty”) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: exúvia