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ecdysis definition

ec·dy·sis (ek′də sis)

noun

Zool. the shedding of an outer layer of skin or integument, as by snakes or insects

Etymology: ModL < Gr ekdysis, a stripping < ekdyein, to strip off < ek-, out of + dyein, to enter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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