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noun
Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.
synonyms: ecdysis, molt, molting, moult.
is a specific kind of: shedding, sloughing.
derivation: exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough.
Dutch: ecdysis, rui, ruitijdPolish: wylinka
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