ecdysis

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Definitions of ecdysis word

noun plural ecdysis the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc. 1
noun ecdysis The process of shedding the old skin (in reptiles) or casting off the outer cuticle (in insects and other arthropods). 1
noun ecdysis the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles 0
noun ecdysis the shedding of an outer layer of skin or integument, as by snakes or insects 0
noun ecdysis The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting. 0
noun ecdysis The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans. 0

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55; < New Latin < Greek ékdysis a getting out, equivalent to ek- ec- + dý(ein) to enter + -sis -sis

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