ECDYSES

ECDYSIS

molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis

(noun) periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ecdyses

plural of ecdysis

Source: Wiktionary


ECDYSIS

Ec"dy*sis, n.; pl. Ecdyses. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kdysis a getting out, fr. 'ekdy`ein, to put off; 'ek out + dy`ein to enter.] (Biol.)

Definition: The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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