Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.

synonyms: ecdysis, molting, moult, moulting.

Dutch: ecdysis, rui, ruitijd
Polish: wylinka

Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.

synonyms: exuviate, moult, shed, slough.

Roget 226: divest; uncover etc. (cover) etc. 223; denude, bare, strip; disfurnish^†; undress, disrobe etc. (dress, enrobe) etc. 225; uncoif^†; dismantle; put off, take off, cast off; doff; peel, pare, decorticate, excoriate, skin, scalp, flay; expose, lay open; exfoliate, molt, mew; cast the skin.    ... show more

Dutch: verharen, vervellen