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ecdysis
(ek′də sis)
noun
Zool. the shedding of an outer layer of skin or integument, as by snakes or insects
Origin: ModL < Gr ekdysis, a stripping < ekdyein, to strip off < ek-, out of + dyein, to enter
See ecdysis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ec·dy·ses (-sēzˌ)
The shedding of an outer integument or layer of skin, as by insects, crustaceans, and snakes; molting.
Origin:
Origin: Greek ekdusis, a stripping off
Origin: , from ekduein, to take off
Origin: : ek-, out, off; see ecto-
Origin: + duein, to put on
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