ecdysis

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

mue

muer

ecdysis

exuviation

Mue des arthropodes

mue des arthropodes

Synonymes

moulting

molting

moult

molt

exuviation

peeling

decrustation

decortication

Traductions

muda

muta

ecdise

Häutung

muda

Haarwechsel

Exuvie

έκδυση

ecdisi

ecdysis

rui

vervelling

Étymologie (Anglais)

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