Betekenis van:
moulting

moulting
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • periode van vacht of veren vernieuwen
  • periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

moulting
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • ecdysis
  • periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

Werkwoord


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. In the summer months, smaller numbers of common scoter remain in the Voordelta using it as a moulting area.
  2. Domestic geese and ducks have been selected for meat and egg production, but all breeds retain most of their ‘wild type’ behaviour and are generally more nervous and easily upset than other domestic birds, especially when they are moulting.
  3. Member States shall take similar measures for regularly occurring migratory species not listed in Annex I, bearing in mind their need for protection in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies, as regards their breeding, moulting and wintering areas and staging posts along their migration routes.