ecdysis
pronunciation
How to pronounce ecdysis in British English:
UK ['ekdɪsɪs]
How to pronounce ecdysis in American English:
US [ˈɛkdɪsɪs]
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- Noun:
- periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Word Origin
Example
- 1. The process of toads ecdysis was reported , and the significance of environmental protection and the commercialization of bufonic was discussed .
- 2. The peptides eclosion hormone ( eh ) and ecdysis-triggering hormone ( eth ) trigger ecdysis behaviors and other physiological changes which occur at the end of the molt .