Dictionary Entry
ecdysis
ecdysis is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
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