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ecdysis
[ ek-duh-sis ]
noun
- the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
ecdysis
/ ˈɛ°ì»åɪ²õɪ²õ /
noun
- the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles See also ecdysone
Derived Forms
- ±ð³¦Ëˆ»å²â²õ¾±²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð³¦Â·»å²â²õ·¾±Â·²¹±ô [ek-, diz, -ee-, uh, l, -, dizh, -, -, dizh, -, uh, l], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ecdysis1
Example Sentences
Linear webs hang loosely on the wall, like residue from an autopsy surgeon’s scalpel, while snakelike shapes seem to be in the process of shedding their skin — ecdysis, as internal development outgrows its container.
Mencken in 1940, from the Greek ecdysis, meaning “a stripping or casting off.â€
The growth of an insect is usually rapid, and as the cuticle does not share therein, it is from time to time cast off by moulting or ecdysis.
It would be unfortunate were it not so, for growth involves ecdysis, and growth is the law of nature.
Thus in the life-story of an insect or other arthropod, such as a lobster, a spider, or a centipede, there must be a succession of cuticle-castings—'moults' or ecdyses as they are often called.
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