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ec·dy·sis  (kd-ss)

n. pl. ec·dy·ses (-sz)

The shedding of an outer integument or layer of skin, as by insects, crustaceans, and snakes; molting.

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[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]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles See also ecdysone

[New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek- ex-¹ + duein to put on]

ecdysial  adj

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ecdysis

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

See also: Biology

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ecdysis - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles molt, molting, moult, moulting shedding, sloughing - the process whereby something is shed