MOULTING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

Synonyms:

ecdysis; molt; molting; moult; moulting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("moulting" is a kind of...):

shedding; sloughing (the process whereby something is shed)

Derivation:

moult (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers)

-ing form of the verb moult