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ECDYSIS (ecdyses)
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Irregular inflected form: ecdyses
Dictionary entry overview: What does ecdysis mean?
• ECDYSIS (noun)
The noun ECDYSIS has 1 sense:
1. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Familiarity information: ECDYSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
ecdysis; molt; molting; moult; moulting
Hypernyms ("ecdysis" is a kind of...):
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