molting

Speech parts

1. molting - Noun

2. molting - Verb

Meaning

of Moult

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

moult moulting molt ecdysis mew slough cast changing driven altogether shed shedding peeling exfoliation depilation
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Antonyms

remain continue normal maintain stay speaking
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Hypernyms

shedding sloughing

Phrases with the word

skin molting

Anagrams

tomling

Examples

In an incomplete metamorphosis (hemimetabolous) an insect does not go through a full transformation, but instead transitions from a nymph to an adult by molting its exoskeleton as it grows. Source: Internet

Shedding or molting Video of Leopard gecko shedding skin All geckos shed their skin at fairly regular intervals, with species differing in timing and method. Source: Internet

Pacific walruses need sea ice for courtship, giving birth, nursing their young, and resting during foraging and molting. Source: Internet

By the time we moved her — nearly forcing her out, her coral-colored nails scratching at every wall to find a hold — the driveway next door was filled with cars on cinder blocks, and squawking chickens with wings molting as they flailed. Source: Internet

One with grayish looking feather above his brow, one who looks as though he is on his way to becoming bald and wondering if they are molting. Source: Internet

Crabs typically molt between 18 and 23 times during their life, and they can mate only when a female is molting. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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