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moulting vs sloughing
sloughing vs moulting
moulting
and
sloughing
both are
nouns
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
moulting
Yes
No
No
No
sloughing
Yes
No
No
No
As nouns,
sloughing
is a hypernym of
moulting
; that is,
sloughing
is a word with a broader meaning than
moulting
:
moulting
: periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
sloughing
: the process whereby something is shed
Other hypernyms of moulting include
shedding
.
moulting (noun)
sloughing (noun)
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
the process whereby something is shed
Words related to "
moulting
"
ecdysis
molt
molting
moult
shedding
sloughing
Words related to "
sloughing
"
abscission
biological process
ecdysis
molt
molting
moult
moulting
organic process
shedding
slough
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