Definition of ecdysis
ecdyses
play \ˈek-də-ˌsēz\: the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer
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Origin and Etymology of ecdysis
New Latin, from Greek ekdysis act of getting out, from ekdyein to strip, from ex- + dyein to enter, don
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