NOUN | process | molting, molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis | periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles |
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Sounds | mow'ltihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles. | |
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Synonyms | molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis | |
Broader | shedding, sloughing | The process whereby something is shed |
Spanish | muda | |
Catalan | ècdisi, muda | |
Verbs | molt | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers |
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