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ecdyses

ecdyses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ecdyse.

ecdyses is the plural of ecdysis.

Meaning of ecdyse

Verb

ecdyse (third-person singular simple present ecdyses, present participle ecdysing, simple past and past participle ecdysed)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo ecdysis.
  2. (intransitive) To shed an outer layer of skin, exoskeleton, or cuticle; to moult.
    Synonyms:
    exuviate, peel

Meaning of ecdysis

Noun

ecdysis (countable and uncountable, plural ecdyses or ecdysises)

  1. The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.
  2. The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.

Questions about ecdyses

What is ecdyses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ecdyses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ecdyse.

Words near ecdyses in the dictionary

  1. ecdotics
  2. ECDs
  3. ECDSA
  4. ecdyse
  5. ecdysed
  6. ecdyses
  7. ecdysial
  8. ecdysiasm
  9. ecdysiast
  10. ecdysiasts
  11. ecdysing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ecdyses (page history and authors); ecdyse (page history and authors); ecdysis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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