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molt: periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
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Ecdysis is the molting of the cuticula in arthropods and related groups (Ecdysozoa). Since the cuticula of these animals is also the skeletal support of the body and is inelastic, it is shed during growth and a new covering of larger dimensions is formed. In preparation for ecdysis the arthropod will become inactive for a period of time, and then by crawling movements pushes forward in the old integument, which splits down the back allowing the animal to emerge. ...
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| ecdysis |
shedding of the skin
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| ecdysis |
The shedding of the outer layer of skin.
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| ecdysis |
The act of molting or shedding an outer layer
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