[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ecdysis \ec"dysis\, n.; pl. ecdyses. nl., fr. gr. 'e`kdysis
   a getting out, fr. 'ekdy`ein, to put off; 'ek out + dy`ein to
   enter. biol.
   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.
   1913 webster
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[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ecdysis
     n : periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer
         skin in reptiles syn: molt, molting, moult, moulting
     also: ecdyses pl
see also:
molt molting moult moulting ecdyses 

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