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ecdysis

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

ec=dy=sis

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun ecdysis has 1 sense

ecdysis(n = noun.process) molt, molting, moult, moulting - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles;

is a kind of shedding, sloughing

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ecdysis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kdysis a getting out, fr. 'ekdy`ein, to put off; 'ek out + dy`ein to enter.].

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. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

ecdysis, n. the action of casting off skin or shedding an exoskeleton etc.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk ekdusis f. ekduo put off