exuviae
See also: exuviæ
English
Noun
exuviae
- plural of exuvia
- (plural only) The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.
- (plural only, historical, military) Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.
Latin
Noun
exuviae
References
- exuviae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- exuviae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- exuviae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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