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The meaning of the word "Ecdysis" in English


Ecdysis n. : The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation.

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What is the difference between Ecdysis and moulting?

Taxonomy
ecdysis, cuticle, moulting, exoskeleton, insects, fluid, free encyclopedia, shed, arthropod, separation, body, epidermis, moults, epidermal cells, organisms, stage, movements, expansion.

Defination from the web:
Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticula in arthropods and related groups (Ecdysozoa) ... Ecdysis may also enable damaged tissue and missing limbs to be regenerated or substantially re-formed, although this may only be complete over a ... 

synonyms
  (noun) molt
  (noun) molting
  (noun) moult
  (noun) moulting
  (noun) shedding
  (noun) sloughing


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