ecdysis

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear; as distinct from the term "moulting", not in reference to the shedding of hair or feathers.
2. (countable, uncountable) The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.

Conceptes

muda

ècdisi

Sinònims

moulting

molting

moult

molt

exuviation

peeling

decrustation

decortication

Traduccions

mue

muda

muta

ecdise

Häutung

muda

Exuvie

Haarwechsel

Mauser

exuviation

Mue des arthropodes

mue des arthropodes

ecdysis

muer

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”), from ἐκδύω (ekdúō, “I take off”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + δύω (dúō, “I get in”).