HyperDic: moulting

English > 1 sense of the word moulting:
NOUNprocessmoulting, molt, molting, moult, ecdysisperiodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
English > moulting: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningPeriodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.
Synonymsmolt, molting, moult, ecdysis
Broadershedding, sloughingThe process whereby something is shed
Spanishmuda
Catalanècdisi, muda
Verbsmoultcast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict