ECDYSIS


Meaning of ECDYSIS in English

ˈekdəsə̇s noun

( plural ecdy·ses -əˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ekdysis act of getting out, escape, from ekdyein to take off, strip off (from ek out of, out + dyein to dive in, put on, don) + -sis — more at adytum

: the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer (as in insects and crustaceans) — opposed to endysis

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