moulting

Other forms: moultings

Definitions of moulting
  1. noun
    periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
    synonyms: ecdysis, molt, molting, moult
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    type of:
    shedding, sloughing
    the process whereby something is shed
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