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1. (n.) ecdysis
the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
Etymology: (1850–55; < Gk ékdysis=ekdý(ein) to strip off (ek-ec - +dýein to cause to enter) +-sis -sis)
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1. (noun) molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
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1. (noun) ecdysis
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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