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ecdysis

ecdysis noun: the stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.

ecdysis: the stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in...
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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.

ecdysis meaning in Tamil

ecdysis in Tamil

தோலுரித்தல், சட்டை உரிதல், தோல் உரிதல், சட்டையுரித்தல், தோல்கழற்றல்

Forms of ecdysis

pluralecdyses
pluralecdysises

Origin of ecdysis

From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”), from ἐκδύω (ekdúō, “I take off”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + δύω (dúō, “I get in”).

Words formed from ecdysis

Questions about ecdysis

What does ecdysis mean?
Ecdysis means the stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.
What is ecdysis in Tamil?
Ecdysis in Tamil is தோலுரித்தல், சட்டை உரிதல், தோல் உரிதல். See Ecdysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ecdysis?
Ecdysis is a noun.
What is the plural of ecdysis?
The plural of ecdysis is ecdyses.

Words near ecdysis in the dictionary

  1. ecdysiast
  2. ecdysiasts
  3. ecdysing
  4. ecdysiophilia
  5. ecdysiotropic
  6. ecdysis
  7. ecdysises
  8. ecdysoid
  9. ecdysoids
  10. ecdyson
  11. ecdysone

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