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ecdysises

ecdysises is the plural of ecdysis.

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 ecdysises

What is ecdysises the plural of?
Ecdysises is the plural of ecdysis.

Words near ecdysises in the dictionary

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

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