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noun

molting n. 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.

Synonyms: molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Molting" Quotes from Famous Books

... were turned into an arm of the lake leading to the northward. Amongst some islands we came upon a flock of five geese— two old ones and three young ones. The old ones had just passed through the molting season, and their new wing feathers were not long enough to bear them, and the young ones, though nearly full grown, had not yet learned to fly. Pete brought the mother goose and two of her children down with the shotgun, but ...

— The Long Labrador Trail • Dillon Wallace

Words linked to "Molting" : sloughing, molt, moult, ecdysis, moulting