verb
- shedding or casting off an outer covering, skin, or shell
Usage: biological term
Examples
- The snake was exuviating its old skin in preparation for growth.
- Crabs spend considerable energy exuviating their hard shells.
- The cicada nymphs were exuviating after years underground.
- Scientists observed the arthropod exuviating in controlled conditions.
- The process of exuviating allows insects to grow larger.
- Many reptiles have difficulty exuviating in low humidity environments.