jms@turing.newcastle.ac.uk (J.M. Spencer) (11/01/89)
The verb is "moult" hence "moulting", the period during which it occurs is also called "the moult".
john@nmtsun.nmt.edu (John Shipman) (11/02/89)
J.M. Spencer (jms@turing.newcastle.ac.uk) writes: +--- | The verb is "moult" hence "moulting", the period during | which it occurs is also called "the moult". +--- Spelled ``molt'' in the USA. And now, a poem on this subject by Ogden Nash. Birds of a feather Flock together And when they're molting They're pretty revolting. -- John Shipman/Zoological Data Processing/Socorro, New Mexico USENET: ucbvax!unmvax!nmtsun!john CSNET: john@nmtsun.nmt.edu ``The wise duck keeps his mouth shut when he smells frogs.'' [from _Kai_Lung_Unrolls_His_Mat_ by Ernest Bramah]