Category:Exuviae

Ex*u"vi*æ, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.]

1. (Zoöl)

Defn: 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.

2. (Geol.)

Defn: The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth.