n.
Pronunciation: ' ek-d ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ec · dy · ses \ -d ə - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ekdysis act of getting out, from ekdyein to strip, from ex- + dyein to enter, don
Date: circa 1854
: the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer