Shedding: alternatives and connections

The act or process of cutting off.

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The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa…

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imp. of Melt.

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of Moult

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To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.

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of Moult

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To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.

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To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.

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The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.

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of Peel

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of Slough

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