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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A moult; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.
2. 2
   periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of moult form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

ecdysismoltmoltmoltingmoult

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