ecdysis
Meaning
Noun
- The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
- The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.
Origin
- From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις, from ἐκδύω, from ἐκ + δύω.
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