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Ecdysis
noun
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
noun
The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
2.
noun
The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.
Synonyms
molting
moult
moulting
molt
shedding
tin
desquamation
exfoliation
defurfuration
moslings
outskin
squamation
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