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ec·dy·sis

 (ĕk′dĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. ec·dy·ses (-sēz′)
The shedding of an outer integument or layer of skin, as by insects, crustaceans, and snakes; molting.

[Greek ekdusis, a stripping off, from ekduein, to take off : ek-, out, off; see ecto- + duein, to put on.]
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ecdysis

(ˈɛkdɪsɪs)
n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz)
(Zoology) the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles. See also ecdysone
[C19: New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek- ex-1 + duein to put on]
ecˈdysial adj
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ec•dy•sis

(ˈɛk də sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-ˌsiz)
the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
[1850–55; < Greek ékdysis=ekdý(ein) to strip off (ek- ec- + dýein to cause to enter) + -sis -sis]
ec•dys′i•al (-ˈdɪz i əl, -ˈdɪʒ əl) adj.
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ecdysis

the process of shedding skin or other covering, typical of snakes and some insects. Cf. endysis.ecdysial, adj.
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ecdysis

The molting of the exoskeleton of arthropods.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ecdysis - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptilesecdysis - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
shedding, sloughing - the process whereby something is shed
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