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noun, plural ec·dy·ses 
[-seez] .
[-seez] . the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
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Ecdysis
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| ecdysis (ˈɛkdɪsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| See also ecdysone the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles | |
| [C19: New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek- | |
| ec'dysial | |
| —adj | |
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