Associations to the word «Ecdysis»

Wiktionary

ECDYSIS, noun. The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
ECDYSIS, noun. The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.

Dictionary definition

ECDYSIS, noun. Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.

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