Associations to the word «Ecdysis»

Wiktionary

ECDYSIS, noun. The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
ECDYSIS, noun. The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.

Dictionary definition

ECDYSIS, noun. Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.

Wise words

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