Moulting
Moulting noun - Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.
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Shedding and moulting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shedding" instead a noun "Moulting".
Nearby Word: moulted
Shedding
Shedding noun - The process whereby something is shed.
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Nearby Word: shed
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- shed and moulting
- shed and shedding
- slough and moulting
- slough and shedding
- peeling and moulting
- peeling and shedding
- desquamation and moulting
- desquamation and shedding
- depilation and moulting
- depilation and shedding
- dropping and moulting
- dropping and shedding
- exfoliation and moulting
- exfoliation and shedding
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Rather humorous Translation Convention, as mange is a skin disease and shedding is moulting, both rather inconvenient and embarrassing for animals.
Source: Literature / Tasakeru
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