ecdysis /ˈɛkdɪsɪs 
, ɛkˈdʌɪsɪs / ▸ noun [mass noun] Zoology the process of shedding the old skin (in reptiles) or casting off the outer cuticle (in insects and other arthropods). – DERIVATIVES ecdysial /ɛkˈdɪzɪəl/ adjective – ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein ‘put off’, from ek- ‘out, off’ + duein ‘put’.
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