ECDYSIS
NOUN
the shedding of skin or shell by snakes, crustaceans, or insects, or feathers of a bird.
ORIGIN
mid 19th century: from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein ‘put off’, from ek- ‘out, off’ + duein ‘put’.
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NOUN
the shedding of skin or shell by snakes, crustaceans, or insects, or feathers of a bird.
ORIGIN
mid 19th century: from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein ‘put off’, from ek- ‘out, off’ + duein ‘put’.