Meaning of ECDYSIS
| Pronunciation: | | 'ekdisis
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| | Definition: | | [n] periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles |
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| | Synonyms: | | molt, molting, moult, moulting |
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| | See Also: | | shedding, sloughing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ec"dy*sis\, n.; pl. {Ecdyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kdysis
a getting out, fr. 'ekdy`ein, to put off; 'ek out + dy`ein to
enter.] (Biol.)
The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular
layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming
out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation.
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