What is another word for molting?

Pronunciation: [mˈə͡ʊltɪŋ] (IPA)

Molting is a natural process that animals undergo to shed or renew their old fur, feathers, or skins. However, there are several synonyms for this term, such as shedding, sloughing, molification, exfoliation, ecdysis, and desquamation. Shedding is commonly used to describe the process of losing hair or skin naturally, while sloughing refers to the shedding of dead cells or tissue from an organ or surface of the skin. Molification is the act of shedding skin or feathers, while exfoliation is the shedding of dead skin cells from the surface of the skin. Ecdysis is used primarily for describing the shedding of the skin in reptiles and insects, while desquamation refers to the shedding of dead skin cells or scales.

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  • Equivalence

    • Verb, gerund or present participle
      moulting.
  • Forward Entailment

    • Noun, singular or mass
      molt.
  • Independent

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Usage examples for Molting

Whether they scatter widely to dense hiding-places and by sitting close escape discovery, or whether, like some of the snipe, they make a short northern migration in the molting season in search of solitude and a change of food, is yet to be discovered.
"A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories"
William Long
That was molting time and they caught them in their hands.
"The Young Alaskans on the Missouri"
Emerson Hough
Link, following the example of those around him, took from his pocket the molting dandy brush and set to work once more on Chum's coat.
"His Dog"
Albert Payson Terhune

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