molted skin
Discarded outer layer
Molted skin is the outer layer shed by an animal during molting—the periodic process by which reptiles, insects, and other creatures discard old skin or exoskeletons to allow for growth.
Snake molted skin appears as a translucent, papery casing.
We found a cicada's molted skin clinging to the tree trunk.
Also called a molt, shed, or slough.
- shedCast off naturally
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
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