ec·dy·sis ( k d -ss)n. pl. ec·dy·ses (-s  z ) 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.] |
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
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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