Noun: ecdysis (ecdyses)
ek-di-sis- Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
"The snake's ecdysis process left behind a complete skin shed";
- molt [N. Amer], molting [N. Amer], moult [Brit, Cdn], moulting [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: ecdyses
Type of: shedding, sloughing
Encyclopedia: Ecdysis