ecdysis
[ ek-duh-sis ]
noun,plural ec·dy·ses [ek-duh-seez]. /ˈɛk dəˌsiz/.
the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
Origin of ecdysis
1Other words from ecdysis
- ec·dys·i·al [ek-diz-ee-uhl, -dizh-, -dizh-uhl], /ɛkˈdɪz i əl, -ˈdɪʒ-, -ˈdɪʒ əl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ecdysis
ecdysis
/ (ˈɛkdɪsɪs) /
nounplural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles: See also ecdysone
Origin of ecdysis
1C19: New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek- ex- 1 + duein to put on
Derived forms of ecdysis
- ecdysial, adjective
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