Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exuvia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-u-via
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of exuvium

Etymology

Back-formation from the plurale tantum exuviae (“the skin of an animal sloughed off”), from exuō (“to take off”). See also exuvium.

Derived Forms

exuviotroph

Synonyms

moult

Questions

What does exuvia mean?: plural of exuvium
Where does exuvia come from?: Back-formation from the plurale tantum exuviae (“the skin of an animal sloughed off”), from exuō (“to take off”). See also exuvium.

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