ECDYSIS


Meaning of ECDYSIS in English

[ec.dy.sis] n, pl ec.dy.ses [NL, fr. Gk ekdysis act of getting out, fr. ekdyein to strip, fr. ex- + dyein to enter, don] (ca. 1854): the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer (as in insects and crustaceans)

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