Crossword clues for moulting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or
Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] [OE.
mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.]
[The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u
has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as,
bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the
analogy by the spelling molt.]
To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like,
as an animal or a bird.
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
n. A moult; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc. vb. (present participle of moult English)
WordNet
Wikipedia
In biology, moulting, also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body (often, but not always, an outer layer or covering), either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.
Moulting can involve shedding the epidermis (skin), pelage ( hair, feathers, fur, wool), or other external layer. In some groups, other body parts may be shed, for example, wings in some insects or the entire exoskeleton in arthropods.
Usage examples of "moulting".
Mechanically we jogged toward the moulting grounds, near the heart of the thunder that filled this morgue-ish world.
It was for this reason that they had laid their eggs in such a remote spot, for during their moulting period they were almost defenseless.
Conina pushed past him and stalked along the passage with an air of angry caution, and when a metal hand extended itself on a spring and waggled in a friendly fashion she didn't shake it but instead traced its moulting wiring to a couple of corroded electrodes in a big glass jar.
With a sad little springy noise a moulting feather duster wobbled out of the wall at armpit height.
Rincewind stood up and brushed the dust and ash off his robe, removing quite a lot of the moulting red plush as well.
Conina pushed past him and stalked along the passage with an air of angry caution, and when a metal hand extended itself on a spring and waggled in a friendly fashion she didn’t shake it but instead traced its moulting wiring to a couple of corroded electrodes in a big glass jar.