Definition of ecdysis Ecdysis

ec•dy•sis

We found 5 definitions of ecdysis from 5 different sources.

What does ecdysis mean?

Noun
ecdysis - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
		molt, molting, moult, moulting
		sloughing, shedding the process whereby something is shed

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ecdysis (Noun)
The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes, crustaceans and insects; moulting.

ecdysis (n.)
The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation.