ecdysis
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ecdyses
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Origin of ecdysis
1850–55; < New Latin < Greek ékdysis a getting out, equivalent to ek- ec- + dý ( ein ) to enter + -sis -sis
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Linear webs hang loosely on the wall, like residue from an autopsy surgeon’s scalpel, while snakelike shapes seem to be in the process of shedding their skin — ecdysis, as internal development outgrows its container.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2022
Their final de-husking, called ecdysis, leaves behind a caramel-colored, translucent, empty, cicada-shaped cuticle.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2015
Factoid: From the word ecdysis, midcentury smart-aleck H.L.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2015
The process of molting and replacing the cuticle is called ecdysis, which is how the superphylum derived its name.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
It would be unfortunate were it not so, for growth involves ecdysis, and growth is the law of nature.
From Adequate Preparation for the Teacher of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools by James Daley McDonald
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
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