ecdysis

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear. countable,uncountable
  2. The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans. countable,uncountable

词形变化

ecdyses plural ecdysises plural

词汇关系

衍生词
ecdysoid
相关词
ecdyse ecdysiast ecdysiotropic ecdysone

词源

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