the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or process by which an animal molts; especially, the periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles, or feathers in birds.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or process of molting; molt.
n. The molting season.
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n. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Word Usage
"Ecdysone therefore is sometimes called molting hormone."