slovo | definícia |
exuviae (encz) | exuviae, n: |
Exuviae (gcide) | Exuviae \Ex*u"vi*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., fr. exuere to draw out or
off, to pull off.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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2. (Geol.) The fossil shells and other remains which animals
have left in the strata of the earth.
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exuviae (wn) | exuviae
n 1: cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during
ecdysis |
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Exuviae (gcide) | Exuviae \Ex*u"vi*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., fr. exuere to draw out or
off, to pull off.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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2. (Geol.) The fossil shells and other remains which animals
have left in the strata of the earth.
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