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Endysis vs Ecdysis - What's the difference?

endysis | ecdysis |

As nouns the difference between endysis and ecdysis

is that endysis is (biology) the act of developing a new coat of hair, a new set of feathers, scales, etc while ecdysis is the shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting.

endysis

English

Noun

(-)
  • (biology) The act of developing a new coat of hair, a new set of feathers, scales, etc.

    • Antonyms

    * ecdysis (Webster 1913)

    ecdysis

    English

    Noun

    (ecdyses)
  • The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
  • The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.

    • Related terms

    * ecdysiast * ecdysone