Definitions for ecdysisˈɛk də sɪs; -ˌsiz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ec•dy•sisˈɛk də sɪs; -ˌsiz(n.)(pl.)-ses
the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
Category: Zoology
Origin of ecdysis:
1850–55; < Gk ékdysis=ekdý(ein) to strip off (ek-ec - +dýein to cause to enter) +-sis -sis
ec•dys′i•al-ˈdɪz i əl, -ˈdɪʒ əl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis(noun)
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Wiktionary
ecdysis(Noun)
The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes, crustaceans and insects; moulting
Origin: From ἔκδυσις, from ἐκδύω, from ἐκ + δύω.
Webster Dictionary
Ecdysis(noun)
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
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