Molting
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act or process of molting; molt.
noun.
The molting season.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act or process by which an animal molts; especially, the periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles, or feathers in birds.
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verb.
Present participle of
molt
.
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noun.
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Word Usage
"Ecdysone therefore is sometimes called molting hormone."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
shedding
sloughing
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
bolting
jolting
revolting
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
cast
ecdysis
molt
moult
moulting
verb-stem
molt