ecdysis in English

noun
1
the process of shedding the old skin (in reptiles) or casting off the outer cuticle (in insects and other arthropods).
At ecdysis , the animal sheds the old exoskeleton while absorbing large quantities of water to stretch the new exoskeleton.
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1. When Aschelminths shed their cuticle, this is called: Molting or ecdysis