Ecdysis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkdəsˌɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪtˈɒɡɹəfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪtˈɒɡɹəfi/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkdəsˌɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

molt moult molting moulting

Word Forms

molt	verb	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
moult	verb	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ecdyse

periodisches Ablösen der Kutikula bei Arthropoden oder der Außenhaut bei Reptilien

🇫🇷French

ecdyse

perte périodique de la cuticule chez les arthropodes ou de la peau externe chez les reptiles

🇪🇸Spanish

ecdisis

desprendimiento periódico de la cutícula en artrópodos o de la piel exterior en reptiles

🇮🇹Italian

ecdisi

perdita periodica della cuticola negli artropodi o della pelle esterna nei rettili

🇳🇱Dutch

vervelling

het periodiek afstoten van de cuticula bij geleedpotigen of de buitenhuid bij reptielen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ecdise

queda periódica da cutícula em artrópodes ou da pele externa em répteis

🇷🇺Russian

шелушение

периодическое отслаивание кутикулы у членистоногих или внешней кожи у рептилий.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्मोचन

आर्थ्रोपोड्स में छल्ली का या सरीसृपों में बाहरी त्वचा का समय-समय पर झड़ना

🇮🇳Tamil

எக்டிசிஸ்

ஆர்த்ரோபாட்களில் வெட்டுக்காயம் அல்லது ஊர்வனவற்றின் வெளிப்புற தோலை அவ்வப்போது உதிர்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎక్డిసిస్

ఆర్థ్రోపోడ్స్‌లో క్యూటికల్ లేదా సరీసృపాలలో బయటి చర్మం కాలానుగుణంగా తొలగించడం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಕ್ಡಿಸಿಸ್

ಆರ್ತ್ರೋಪಾಡ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರಪೊರೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸರೀಸೃಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರಚರ್ಮದ ಆವರ್ತಕ ಉದುರುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എക്ഡിസിസ്

ആർത്രോപോഡുകളിലെ പുറംതൊലി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉരഗങ്ങളിലെ പുറം തൊലി ആനുകാലികമായി വീഴുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蜕皮

节肢动物的角质层或爬行动物的外皮周期性脱落

🇯🇵Japanese

脱皮

節足動物の表皮または爬虫類の外皮の周期的な脱落

🇰🇷Korean

탈피

절지동물의 큐티클이나 파충류의 외피가 주기적으로 벗겨지는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh ecdysis

sự bong tróc định kỳ của lớp biểu bì ở động vật chân đốt hoặc lớp da bên ngoài ở loài bò sát

🇹🇭Thai

อาการกำเริบ

การหลุดออกเป็นระยะๆ ของหนังกำพร้าในสัตว์ขาปล้องหรือผิวหนังชั้นนอกในสัตว์เลื้อยคลาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekdisis

pelepasan kutikula secara berkala pada arthropoda atau kulit luar pada reptil

🇲🇾Malay

ekdisis

penumpahan berkala kutikula dalam arthropod atau kulit luar dalam reptilia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انسلاخ

تساقط دوري للبشرة في المفصليات أو الجلد الخارجي في الزواحف

🇹🇷Turkish

ekdizis

Eklembacaklılarda kütikülün veya sürüngenlerde dış derinin periyodik olarak dökülmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אקדיזה

נשירה תקופתית של הקוטיקולה בפרוקי רגליים או העור החיצוני אצל זוחלים

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