Ecdysis

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ekdusis, "stripping"), from ἐκδύω (ekduō, "I take off"), from ἐκ (ek, "out") + δύω (duō, "I get in").

Full definition of ecdysis

Noun

1. The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
2. The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.

Related terms

• ecdysiast
• ecdysone