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In reptiles - it's the process of sloughing (shedding) the outer layer of skin.

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Molting refers to the shedding of which important arthropod part?

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What is a sentence for molting?

The molting lava started flowing from the volcano. This is an example to the word molting.


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How do you pronounce molting?

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How do you use molting in a sentence?

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How do you spell molting?

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