ecdysis

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The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes, crustaceans and insects; moulting
a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation
{i} molting, shedding of skin (in snakes, etc.)
The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc
ecdysis

    Silbentrennung

    ec·dy·sis

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ekdusis, “stripping”) ἐκδύω (ekduō, “I take off”) ἐκ (ek, “out”) + δύω (duō, “I get in”).
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