ecdysis

Noun
Synonyms: moltmoltingmoultmoulting

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptilesSynonyms: moltmoltingmoultmoulting
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ecdysis \Ec"dy*sis\, n.; pl. Ecdyses. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kdysis a getting out, fr. 'ekdy`ein, to put off; 'ek out + dy`ein to enter.] (Biol.) 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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