ecdyse.
To undergo ecdysis.
Meaning & usage
To undergo ecdysis.
To shed an outer layer of skin, exoskeleton, or cuticle; to moult.
Where this word comes from
Derived from ecdysis, the biological process of shedding or molting. From Ancient Greek ekdúsis (“a stripping off, shedding”), via English ecdysis (“molting; shedding of an outer layer”).
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