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molting
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A molt; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc. vb. (present participle of molt English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
molting \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. Syn: molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [syn: molt , moult , moulting , ecdysis ]
Usage examples of molting.
There should be an invisible custodian trailing behind to collect these ghost moltings of a life not the minutest particle of which should be lost.
Soon he will be a bird of many moltings if thus daily he makes a practice of taking off his old feathers and putting on new ones.