peel off vs exuviate

peel off and exuviate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peel off	No	No	Yes	No
exuviate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exuviate is a hypernym of peel off; that is, exuviate is a word with a broader meaning than peel off:

Other hypernyms of peel off include molt, moult, shed, slough.

peel off (verb)	exuviate (verb)
peel off in scales	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
take off, as with some difficulty
peel off the outer layer of something
come off in flakes or thin small pieces
leave a formation