[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)
ECDYSIS
Meaning of ECDYSIS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012