The quality or capacity of being able to shed or slough off outer coverings.
From 'exuviate' (to shed) + '-ability' (suffix forming abstract nouns). This modern coinage combines the Latin root with productive English morphology.
This technical term shows how scientists create new words to describe biological properties—exuviability captures the specific ability of certain organisms to regularly shed their protective layers, from snakes to crustaceans.
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