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noun
The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: molt, molting, moult, moulting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shedding, sloughing
History
From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”), from ἐκδύω (ekdúō, “I take off”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + δύω (dúō, “I get in”).
