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Synonyms for ecdysis

Most common

molt US molting US

All synonyms

Noun

molt US, moult UK, molting US, moulting UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

Related words

Word family
ecdyse ecdysiast

Forms

Plural
ecdysises → molts, moltings…

Example sentences

  • molt Some reptiles molt to adapt to seasonal temperature changes.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ecdysisfalling
moltfalling
moltingfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
molt1
5 letters
moult
7 letters
molting2
8 letters
moulting

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (molting2 = 2 syllables).