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Verb: exuviate  ig'zoo-vee,eyt
  1. Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    "our dog exuviates every Spring";
    - shed, molt [N. Amer], moult [Brit, Cdn], slough

Derived forms: exuviating, exuviates, exuviated

Type of: cast, cast off, drop, lose, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off