· periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Synonym(s): molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis
Hypernym(s): shedding, sloughing
· cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
Synonym(s): shed, exuviate, moult, slough
Hypernym(s): shed, cast, cast_off, shake_off, throw, throw_off, throw_away, drop