Flaking
Molting
Molting noun - Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.
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Synonyms for Molting
Flaking and molting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flaking" instead a noun "Molting".
Nearby Word: molted
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