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(ornithology) A moult, typically in penguins, in which most or all of the feathers are shed at the same time
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The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting
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A condition causing the shedding of hair.
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Obsolete form of mew (“seagull”). [(archaic, poetic) A gull, seagull.]
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A molt; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.
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The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
adj
(obsolete) Having moulted.
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(obsolete) A chigger, chigoe, or jigger (Tunga penetrans), a species of tropical flea.
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Obsolete form of seamew. [The common gull (Larus canus).]
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(zoology) The act of casting off the skin or shell; ecdysis.
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(uncountable) tail autotomy, the defensive technique used by some animals (especially some lizards) of shedding their tail to escape a predator
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Alternative form of toe biter [(US) A large aquatic true bug with pincer-like front legs, Lethocerus americanus]
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