shedding vs molt

shedding and molt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shedding	Yes	No	No	No
molt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, molt is a hyponym of shedding; that is, molt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shedding:

shedding: the process whereby something is shed
molt: periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

Other hyponyms of shedding include abscission, ecdysis, molting, moult, moulting.

shedding (noun)	molt (noun)
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
the process whereby something is shed

shedding (verb)	molt (verb)
	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers