"ecdysis" meaning in English

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        "The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear; as distinct from the term \"moulting\", not in reference to the shedding of hair or feathers."
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        "The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans."
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