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ecdyses — n. molting, shedding of skin (in snakes, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
Ecdysis — Ec dy*sis, n.; pl. {Ecdyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. e kdysis a getting out, fr. ekdy ein, to put off; ek out + dy ein to enter.] (Biol.) The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ecdysis — noun (plural ecdyses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ekdysis act of getting out, from ekdyein to strip, from ex + dyein to enter, don Date: circa 1854 the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer … New Collegiate Dictionary
anecdysis — n. [Gr. an, without; ekdysis, molt] 1. Ecdysis in which successive molts are separated by long intermolt phases. 2. Terminal anecdysis when maximum size is reached and no further ecdyses occur … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
terminal anecdysis — When maximum size is reached, no more ecdyses occur; see anecdysis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ecdysis — ecdysial /ek diz ee euhl, dizh , dizh euhl/, adj. /ek deuh sis/, n., pl. ecdyses / seez /. the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc. [1850 55; < NL < Gk ékdysis a getting out, equiv. to ek EC +… … Universalium
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… … Universalium
Cyclotorna egena — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
