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Meaning of "exuviae" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXUVIAE

From Latin: something stripped off (the body), from exuere to strip off.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXUVIAE

exuviae  [ɪɡˈzjuːvɪˌiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXUVIAE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exuviae is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXUVIAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

exuviae

Exuvia

Exuviae is a term used in biology to describe the remains of an exoskeleton and related structures that are left after ecdysozoans have moulted. The exuviae of an animal can be important to biologists as it can often be used to identify the species of the animal and even its sex. As it is not always practical to study insects, crustaceans or arachnids directly and because exuviae can be collected fairly easily, it can play an important part in helping to determine some general aspects of a species overall life cycle such as distribution, sex ratio, production and proof of breeding in a habitat. "Exuvia" is a derived singular usage that is becoming more common; "exuvium" is an incorrect singular formation.

Definition of exuviae in the English dictionary

The definition of exuviae in the dictionary is layers of skin or cuticle shed by animals during ecdysis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXUVIAE


cochleae
ˈkɒklɪˌiː
corneae
ˈkɔːnɪˌiː
differentiae
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪˌiː
ecclesiae
ɪˈkliːzɪˌiː
facetiae
fəˈsiːʃɪˌiː
filariae
fɪˈleərɪˌiː
fimbriae
ˈfɪmbrɪˌiː
galeae
ˈɡeɪlɪˌiː
herniae
ˈhɜːnɪˌiː
induviae
ɪnˈdjuːvɪˌiː
lamiae
ˈleɪmɪˌiː
microfilariae
ˌmaɪkrəʊfɪˈlɛərɪˌiː
minutiae
mɪˈnjuːʃɪˌiː
paleae
ˈpeɪlɪˌiː
petechiae
pɪˈtiːkɪˌiː
reliquiae
rɪˈlɪkwɪˌiː
rickettsiae
rɪˈketsɪˌiː
teniae
ˈtiːnɪˌiː
tibiae
ˈtɪbɪˌiː
torii
ˈtɔːrɪˌiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXUVIAE

exudation
exudative
exude
exul
exulcerate
exulceration
exult
exultance
exultancy
exultant
exultantly
exultation
exultingly
exurb
exurban
exurbanite
exurbia
exuvial
exuviate
exuviation

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXUVIAE

actiniae
amici curiae
amicus curiae
amor patriae
branchiae
Cassiopeiae
cercariae
chlamydiae
curiae
faciae
fasciae
feriae
Graiae
laciniae
mediae
metacercariae
scoriae
spuriae
striae
taeniae

Synonyms and antonyms of exuviae in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «exuviae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXUVIAE

Find out the translation of exuviae to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exuviae from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exuviae» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蜕皮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exuviae
570 millions of speakers

English

exuviae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

exuviae
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экзувии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exuviae
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্মোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exuvies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Exuviae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

exuviae
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脱皮殻
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

exuviae
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Exuviae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

exuviae
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

exuviae
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर पडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

exuviae
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esuvie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wylinki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екзувіі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exuviae
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

exuviae
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

exuviae
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

exuviae
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

exuviae
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exuviae

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXUVIAE»

The term «exuviae» is normally little used and occupies the 115.911 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXUVIAE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «exuviae» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «exuviae» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exuviae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXUVIAE»

Discover the use of exuviae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exuviae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Biodiversity Methods: Survey, Evaluation and ...
Identification from exuviae is possible with similar limitations. The keys in Askew ( 1988) should be used, as some other British keys are unreliable. 16.2.2 Exuviae counts Principles Odonata emerge from the larval stage on plants or objects ...
David Hill, 2005
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The American Naturalist
Exuviae central or nearly so ...... . 6. 6. Scale hardly ij mm. diam., exuviae deep reddish (on oak, Amecameca) ancylus Putnam. Scale 2 mm. or over in diameter .. .... 7. 7. Scale slightly raised, the exuviae coppery, nipple-like (on many plants) ...
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The Cicadas of the Fiji, Samoa and Tonga Islands: Their ...
Paratypes: TAVEUNI: same data as holotype, 4cr 2 9 , exuviae 1 cr 1 9 ZMA, 1 cr Koronivia Station; S. Taveuni, Likuvasomo, 500 ft, 16.xi. [19] 23, Dr. H. Evans, 358-11-23, Pres. by Imp. Inst. Ent. Brit. Mus. 1932-155, exuviae 1 cr 1 9 BMNH; ...
J. P. Duffels, 1988
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
D.J. Forsyth: slide mounts - 8 !'",(', (3 with pupal exuviae. 1 with pupal and larval exuviae). 5 $ 9 (3 with pupal exuviae), 5 $ geni- talia. 10 pupal exuviae, 19 4th- instar larval head capsules, 8 4th-instar larvae, 68 3rd-instar larvae, 3 2nd-instar  ...
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Chironomidae: Ecology, Systematics Cytology and Physiology
With pupal exuviae, however, the situation is very different: they may easily be trapped, they obviously derive from the river being sampled, and they have no means of avoiding capture. Moreover, they show striking and obvious morphological ...
D. A. Murray, 1980
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Dialogues with the Dead: The Discussion of Mortality Among ...
Ices asong-lang iron-exuviae slag These suggest that asong should be glossed as 'fluid or semi-fluid (i.e. formless) exuviae given olTand relinquished by a bounded entity or at the outer edge of a concentration'. The child is thus made of  ...
Piers Vitebsky, 1993
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The Mountain Arapesh
The connection between the exuviae and the health of the individual victim is accomplished through the sorcerer's charms; without them exuviae acted upon by supernatural influences produce skin afflictions, but do not affect the mishin.
Margaret Mead, 2002
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Dragonflies: Q&A Guide: Fascinating Facts About Their Life ...
Brown Cruiser exuviae (Didymops transversa)found high up on a cabin window screen. What are exuviae? To this day when I'm teaching on the trail, I talk about “ hatch cases” if and when we see them. These are the empty larval shells, the ...
Ann Cooper, 2014
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Issues in Life Sciences: Aquatic and Marine Life: 2011 Edition
Understanding the diel periodicity of exuviae can be an important consideration for biomonitoring purposes or to investigate adult emergence patterns,” scientists in Sydney, Australia report. “We collected 1,813 floating exuviae, comprising 54 ...
‎2012
10
Assessment of Species Diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone
Sabine — Dwayne L. Sabine from NB, NBDNRE staff, ADIP; 1,983 records from 2001 on in NB, NS, and PEI, vouchered adults, exuviae, and larvae, deposited at NBM. Dwayne is a major contributor; adding Hetaerina americana to the ...
Donald F. McAlpine, Ian M. Smith, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXUVIAE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exuviae is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mohammed bin Zayed fund spent over $1.5m on endangered species
"We went into the wadi and took lots of photographs and collected lots of exuviae, which is the husk, the larvae case of the dragonfly, and I ... «MENAFN.COM, Jun 15»
2
Hatch hits Rock Creek: Salmonfly begin appearing on popular …
The adults emerge from the exuviae ready to mate.” “When it rains, the salmonfly crawls under the rocks, so fishermen look for the sun to be out ... «Ravalli Republic, May 15»
3
Save The Colours! Last Minute Rescue From Clandon Fire
... the future of the museum will be but I am mindful of the old Queen's Regiment motto: Victorious even in adversity (Vel Exuviae Triumphant).”. «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, May 15»
4
A slippery meeting of man and wax
The name of the performance was taken from the word “exuviae,” Latin for “that which is stripped from the body,” a term used to describe the ... «The Daily Star, Apr 15»
5
Covenant Christian student heading to ACSI national spelling bee
After the longest national championship in history, Walters succumbed to the word “exuviae,” which is a Latin-based word meaning the skin ... «Your Houston News, Apr 15»
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BIPOD's new, intimate incarnation
The work of choreographers Christophe Beranger and Jonathan Pranlas-Descours, the performance plays on the process of “exuviae” ... «The Daily Star, Mar 15»
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Three prominent sites in Odisha included in UNESCO's tentative …
The alluvial, silty soil is not very productive unless humus formed from the exuviae of organism such as molluscs and crustaceans are added to ... «Orissadiary.com, Jun 14»
8
Beckett's Echo's Bones – a story to make people shudder
He tries to imagine his remains – or, as Beckett puts it, "to conceive of his exuviae" – "as preserved in an urn or other receptacle in some kind ... «The Guardian, May 14»
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The Mad Hatterpillar
If a bird really desired to consume one of these larvae, it is unlikely that it would be deterred by a stack of rather easily-dislodged exuviae ... «Wired, Dec 13»
10
NH's Dragonflies Abound
When it's ready it climbs out of the water splits open the “exuviae” and unfurls its wings. “It's one of the coolest things you can imagine watching. «New Hampshire Public Radio, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Exuviae [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/exuviae>. May 2024 ».
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