ecdysis
noun
the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
ecdyses
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pluralof ecdysis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Thus in the life-story of an insect or other arthropod, such as a lobster, a spider, or a centipede, there must be a succession of cuticle-castings—'moults' or ecdyses as they are often called.
From The Life-Story of Insects by George H. (George Herbert) Carpenter
