ecdysis

/ek-duh-sis/US // ˈɛk də sɪs //UK // (ˈɛkdɪsɪs) //

蜕变,蜕皮,蜕皮症,蜕皮现象

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural ec·dy·ses [ek-duh-seez]. /ˈɛk dəˌsiz/.
- : the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.

The first ecdysis occurred after 5–6 days, the length of the caterpillars being from nine to ten millimeters.
After the second ecdysis the marking and colouring only undergo change with respect to the eye-spots.
The first ecdysis occurs after five days, and with this there appears quite suddenly a very complicated pattern.
Four days later, after the fourth ecdysis, the dimorphism becomes a polymorphism.
In captivity the parent snake underwent ecdysis on about July 20 and again on August 26.