MOLTING
Dictionary entry overview: What does molting mean? • MOLTING (noun)
The noun MOLTING has 1 sense:
1. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Familiarity information: MOLTING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOLTING (noun)
Meaning:
Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
ecdysis; molt; molting; moult; moulting
Hypernyms ("molting" is a kind of...):
shedding; sloughing (the process whereby something is shed)
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