Molting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈoʊltɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈəʊltɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈəʊltɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈoʊltɪŋ/.

Examples

our dog sheds every Spring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shed molt moult slough exuviate ecdysis moulting

Parts of Speech

noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
verb	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers “our dog sheds every Spring”

Word Forms

molt	verb	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
moult	verb	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
shedding	noun	the process whereby something is shed
molter	noun	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)
molting	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
molt	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
moulter	noun	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)
moulting	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
moult	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
slough	noun	any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
sloughing	noun	the process whereby something is shed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Häutung

periodisches Ablösen der Kutikula bei Arthropoden oder der Außenhaut bei Reptilien

🇫🇷French

mue

perte périodique de la cuticule chez les arthropodes ou de la peau externe chez les reptiles

🇪🇸Spanish

mudando

desprendimiento periódico de la cutícula en artrópodos o de la piel exterior en reptiles

🇮🇹Italian

muta

perdita periodica della cuticola negli artropodi o della pelle esterna nei rettili

🇳🇱Dutch

rui

het periodiek afstoten van de cuticula bij geleedpotigen of de buitenhuid bij reptielen

🇵🇹Portuguese

muda

queda periódica da cutícula em artrópodes ou da pele externa em répteis

🇷🇺Russian

линька

периодическое отслаивание кутикулы у членистоногих или внешней кожи у рептилий.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिघलाना

आर्थ्रोपोड्स में छल्ली का या सरीसृपों में बाहरी त्वचा का समय-समय पर झड़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

গলন

আর্থ্রোপডের কিউটিকল বা সরীসৃপের বাইরের ত্বকের পর্যায়ক্রমিক ক্ষরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

உருகுதல்

ஆர்த்ரோபாட்களில் வெட்டுக்காயம் அல்லது ஊர்வனவற்றின் வெளிப்புற தோலை அவ்வப்போது உதிர்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కరగడం

ఆర్థ్రోపోడ్స్‌లో క్యూటికల్ లేదా సరీసృపాలలో బయటి చర్మం కాలానుగుణంగా తొలగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वितळणे

आर्थ्रोपॉड्समधील क्यूटिकल किंवा सरपटणाऱ्या प्राण्यांमध्ये बाह्य त्वचेची नियतकालिक शेडिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીગળવું

આર્થ્રોપોડ્સમાં ક્યુટિકલ અથવા સરિસૃપમાં બાહ્ય ત્વચાની સમયાંતરે ઉતારવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಲ್ಟಿಂಗ್

ಆರ್ತ್ರೋಪಾಡ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರಪೊರೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸರೀಸೃಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರಚರ್ಮದ ಆವರ್ತಕ ಉದುರುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਘਲਣਾ

ਆਰਥਰੋਪੌਡਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਟੀਕਲ ਦੀ ਸਮੇਂ-ਸਮੇਂ ਤੇ ਛਾਂਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਪਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਚਮੜੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

پگھلنا

آرتھروپڈس میں کٹیکل یا رینگنے والے جانوروں میں بیرونی جلد کا متواتر بہانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蜕皮

节肢动物的角质层或爬行动物的外皮周期性脱落

🇯🇵Japanese

脱皮

節足動物の表皮または爬虫類の外皮の周期的な脱落

🇰🇷Korean

털갈이

절지동물의 큐티클이나 파충류의 외피가 주기적으로 벗겨지는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lột xác

sự bong tróc định kỳ của lớp biểu bì ở động vật chân đốt hoặc lớp da bên ngoài ở loài bò sát

🇹🇭Thai

การลอกคราบ

การหลุดออกเป็นระยะๆ ของหนังกำพร้าในสัตว์ขาปล้องหรือผิวหนังชั้นนอกในสัตว์เลื้อยคลาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ganti kulit

pelepasan kutikula secara berkala pada arthropoda atau kulit luar pada reptil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طرح الريش

تساقط دوري للبشرة في المفصليات أو الجلد الخارجي في الزواحف

🇮🇷Persian

پوست اندازی

ریزش دوره ای کوتیکول در بندپایان یا پوست خارجی در خزندگان

🇹🇷Turkish

deri değiştirme

Eklembacaklılarda kütikülün veya sürüngenlerde dış derinin periyodik olarak dökülmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

היתוך

נשירה תקופתית של הקוטיקולה בפרוקי רגליים או העור החיצוני אצל זוחלים

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