ecdysis
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”), from ἐκδύω (ekdúō, “I take off”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + δύω (dúō, “I get in”).
Noun
ecdysis (countable and uncountable, plural ecdyses)
- The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
- The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.