ecdysis

The English word “ecdysis” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.
The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.

From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”), from ἐκδύω (ekdúō, “I take off”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + δύω (dúō, “I get in”).

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