exuvium
exuvium · exuvia · exuviums
Synonym of exuviaeSynonym of exuviae.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of exuviae.
Origin
Perhaps from Latin exuvium, or perhaps an independent back-formation from exuvia, under thPerhaps from Latin exuvium, or perhaps an independent back-formation from exuvia, under the impression that exuvia is the plural of a Latin second-declension neuter noun exuvium, whereas exuvia is in reality the regularised first-declension singular of Latin exuviae.
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Forms
plural: exuvia / exuviumsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular