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exuviae

ex.u.vi.ae \ig-'zu:-ve--.e-, -.i-\ \-ve--*l\ n [L, fr. exuere to take off, 
   fr. ex- + -uere to put on; akin t] pl o ORuss izuti to take off footwear : 
   the natural coverings of animals (as the skins of snakes) after they hav e 
   been sloughed off - ex.u.vi.al aj