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
The 'Micrographic Dictionary' states that the Tardigrada lay but few eggs at a time, and these are "usually deposited during the ecdysis, the exuviæ serving as a protection to them during the process of hatching."
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Henry J. Slack
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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