'Exuviation' definitions:

Definition of 'Exuviation'

From: GCIDE
  • Exuviation \Ex*u`vi*a"tion\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The rejecting or casting off of some part, more particularly, the outer cuticular layer, as the shells of crustaceans, skins of snakes, etc.; molting; ecdysis. [1913 Webster]