exuvial

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin exuviae (what is stripped), from exuo (shed, strip).

Adjective

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exuvial (not comparable)

  1. Related to something sloughed off or stripped away.
    The floor of the cave was covered with the exuvial remains of unknown creatures.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French exuvial.

Adjective

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exuvial m or n (feminine singular exuvială, masculine plural exuviali, feminine and neuter plural exuviale)

  1. exuvial

Declension

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