ECDYSIS


Meaning of ECDYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-də-səs ]

noun

( plural ec·dy·ses -də-ˌsēz)

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

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