exuvial

1. 1.

   of or relating to the cast-off skins or cuticles of various animals

Questions about exuvial

What does exuvial mean?

exuvial means "of or relating to the cast-off skins or cuticles of various animals".

How many syllables are in exuvial?

exuvial has 4 syllables: ex-u-vi-al. The stress falls on "vi".

Is exuvial a common word?

exuvial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.