ecdysis

1. The shedding of an outer integument or layer of skin, as by insects, crustaceans, and snakes; molting.

2. The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes, crustaceans and insects; moulting.

3. The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; ; exuviation.

4. The act of putting off, coming out of, or emerging; the act of shedding or casting an outer coat or integument, as in the case of serpents and certain insects, or the feathers of birds; the molt: opposed to endysis.

5. Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.

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ecdysis	13	Scrabble

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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cyesis	11

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ecdysis	13