ecdysis
noun
ec·dy·sis
ˈek-də-səs 
plural ecdyses
ˈek-də-ˌsēz
: the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer
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Linear webs hang loosely on the wall, like residue from an autopsy surgeon’s scalpel, while snakelike shapes seem to be in the process of shedding their skin — ecdysis, as internal development outgrows its container.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
With our once-unthreatened understanding of selfhood, family, and civic purpose now being scrutinized under the microscope of the mob, our culture is in a moment of ecdysis.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
Growing larger causes spiders to molt, a process called ecdysis, Jo-Anne Sewlal, an arachnologist at the University of the West Indies, says via email.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2017
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Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
With our once-unthreatened understanding of selfhood, family, and civic purpose now being scrutinized under the microscope of the mob, our culture is in a moment of ecdysis.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
Growing larger causes spiders to molt, a process called ecdysis, Jo-Anne Sewlal, an arachnologist at the University of the West Indies, says via email.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2017
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ecdysis
noun
ec·dy·sis
ˈek-də-səs
plural ecdyses
-də-ˌsēz
: the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer (as in insects and crustaceans)
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