Ecdysis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The shedding of an outer integument or layer of skin, as by insects, crustaceans, and snakes; molting.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes, crustaceans and insects; moulting
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; ; exuviation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of putting off, coming out of, or emerging; the act of shedding or casting an outer coat or integument, as in the case of serpents and certain insects, or the feathers of birds; the molt: opposed to endysis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shedding    sloughing   
    Variant
    ecdyses   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    exuviation   
     
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