ecdysis

[ ek-duh-sis ]

/ ˈɛk də sɪs /

noun, plural ec·dy·ses [ek-duh-seez]. /ˈɛk dəˌsiz/.

the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.

Origin of ecdysis

1850–55; <New Latin <Greek ékdysis a getting out, equivalent to ek-ec- + dý(ein) to enter + -sis-sis

OTHER WORDS FROM ecdysis

ec·dys·i·al

[ek-diz-ee-uhl, -dizh-, -dizh-uhl], /ɛkˈdɪz i əl, -ˈdɪʒ-, -ˈdɪʒ əl/, adjective

Words nearby ecdysis

eccrisis, eccritic, eccyesis, ecdemic, ecdysiast, ecdysis, ecdysone, ecesis, Ecevit, ECF, ECF-A

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Example sentences from the Web for ecdysis

The first ecdysis occurs after five days, and with this there appears quite suddenly a very complicated pattern.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
Four days later, after the fourth ecdysis, the dimorphism becomes a polymorphism.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
At the third ecdysis several new features appear in the cephalic region, which becomes more prominent in the succeeding stages.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Both larv were active, but the moulting one had now completed its ecdysis.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

Ecdysis, ek′di-sis, n. the act of casting off an integument, as in serpents.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ecdysis

ecdysis

/ (ˈɛkdɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptilesSee also ecdysone

Derived forms of ecdysis

ecdysial, adjective

Word Origin for ecdysis

C19: New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek- ex- 1 + duein to put on

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单词	ecdysis
释义	ecdysis [ ek-duh-sis ] / ˈɛk də sɪs / noun, plural ec·dy·ses [ek-duh-seez]. /ˈɛk dəˌsiz/. the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc. Origin of ecdysis 1850–55; <New Latin <Greek ékdysis a getting out, equivalent to ek-ec- + dý(ein) to enter + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM ecdysis ec·dys·i·al [ek-diz-ee-uhl, -dizh-, -dizh-uhl], /ɛkˈdɪz i əl, -ˈdɪʒ-, -ˈdɪʒ əl/, adjective Words nearby ecdysis eccrisis, eccritic, eccyesis, ecdemic, ecdysiast, ecdysis, ecdysone, ecesis, Ecevit, ECF, ECF-A Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ecdysis The first ecdysis occurs after five days, and with this there appears quite suddenly a very complicated pattern. Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)\|August Weismann Four days later, after the fourth ecdysis, the dimorphism becomes a polymorphism. Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)\|August Weismann At the third ecdysis several new features appear in the cephalic region, which becomes more prominent in the succeeding stages. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour Both larv were active, but the moulting one had now completed its ecdysis. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold Ecdysis, ek′di-sis, n. the act of casting off an integument, as in serpents. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for ecdysis ecdysis / (ˈɛkdɪsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptilesSee also ecdysone Derived forms of ecdysis ecdysial, adjective Word Origin for ecdysis C19: New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek- ex- 1 + duein to put on Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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