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ecdysis

[ ek-duh-sis ]

noun

, plural ec·dy·ses [ek, -d, uh, -seez].
  1. the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.


ecdysis

/ ˈɛkdɪsɪs /

noun

  1. the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles See also ecdysone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ecˈdysial, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ec·dys·i·al [ek-, diz, -ee-, uh, l, -, dizh, -, -, dizh, -, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ecdysis1

1850–55; < New Latin < Greek ékdysis a getting out, equivalent to ek- ec- + ( ein ) to enter + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ecdysis1

C19: New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek- ex- 1+ duein to put on
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Example Sentences

The first ecdysis occurred after 5–6 days, the length of the caterpillars being from nine to ten millimeters.

After the second ecdysis the marking and colouring only undergo change with respect to the eye-spots.

The first ecdysis occurs after five days, and with this there appears quite suddenly a very complicated pattern.

Four days later, after the fourth ecdysis, the dimorphism becomes a polymorphism.

In captivity the parent snake underwent ecdysis on about July 20 and again on August 26.

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