molting

n.

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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.

Noun

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molting - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles Synonyms: ecdysis, molt, moult, moulting

ecdysis, exuviate, molt, moult, moulting, shed, shedding, slough, sloughing