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单词 ecdysis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ec•dy•sis  (ekdə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses 
    (-sēz′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Zoologythe shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.
  • Greek ékdysis a getting out, equivalent. to ek- ec- + (ein) to enter + -sis -sis
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1850–55;
ec•dys•i•al  (ek dizē əl, -dizh-, -dizhəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ecdysis /ˈɛkdɪsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)
  1. the periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek- ex-1 + duein to put on
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