molting

/M OW1 L T IH0 NG/
noun
  1. 1

    A molt; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.

verb
  1. 1

    To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

  2. 2

    To shed in such a manner.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/molt, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/molting, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moult