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I just corrected the word "biannually" to "semi-annually" in reference to dogs shedding their coats. For future reference, please note the following temporal terms:
Why is molting for insects and arachnids separated, wouldn't it make vastly more sense to just have a 'molting in arthropods' section that also includes crustaceans?
I think any bird moulting article should include the specific reason(s) why it is necessary for moulting to happen in the first place.
Moulting and ecdysis mean the same thing. The term ecdysis is not restricted to arthropods but applies to reptiles as well. Hence I propose to merge this article into Ecdysis. AshLin 12:48, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Oppose. The terms moult and ecdysis are not interchangeable and articles should be able the specific biological process, not lumping together different processes under the same colloquial name. -- --Kugamazog ( talk) 20:22, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Deciduous plants shed their leaves, some also shed twigs, and a few shed major branches. The article also should mention deciduous teeth in many animals, notable ones including humans, horses, sharks. -- Una Smith ( talk) 21:37, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
In two places this article used "casting" for a dog moulting its fur. I do not understand this usage. I could not find it in my three dictionaries (all three are unabridged, and span 70 years). I could not find it at the AKC web site. I could not find it at the Marriam-Websters dictionary.
I suspect that this is the usage in some variety of English. The norm for Wikipedia seems to be to accept American English and British English without comment, while marking other varieties. (Often there is a mark for American vs. British.) So if this usage seems normal to you please reinsert it with a variety marking.
Nick Beeson ( talk) 11:44, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
is it spelled "moulting"? or "molting"? just can't find it spelled the way the author uses it. Computingdrummer ( talk) 02:39, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Molting is correct. Moulting is archaic.
Shouldn't the entire article use one spelling or the other? ( 75.118.85.187 ( talk) 07:22, 21 June 2016 (UTC))
The list of dog breeds that shed little seems a somewhat out of place and unbalanced in this article about molting in general, especially given the explicitly un-verified nature of the alleged research. It does a disservice to the reader to provide a list but then say "it may or may not be true".
Secondly, the phenomenon of shedding in mammals as a whole should be discussed first, then dogs. --Animalparty-- ( talk) 19:15, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps this list can be placed as it's own article List of dog breeds that do not moult ...or something like that, and just a link to it in this article?__ DrChrissy ( talk) 19:31, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
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I just corrected the word "biannually" to "semi-annually" in reference to dogs shedding their coats. For future reference, please note the following temporal terms:
Why is molting for insects and arachnids separated, wouldn't it make vastly more sense to just have a 'molting in arthropods' section that also includes crustaceans?
I think any bird moulting article should include the specific reason(s) why it is necessary for moulting to happen in the first place.
Moulting and ecdysis mean the same thing. The term ecdysis is not restricted to arthropods but applies to reptiles as well. Hence I propose to merge this article into Ecdysis. AshLin 12:48, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Oppose. The terms moult and ecdysis are not interchangeable and articles should be able the specific biological process, not lumping together different processes under the same colloquial name. -- --Kugamazog ( talk) 20:22, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Deciduous plants shed their leaves, some also shed twigs, and a few shed major branches. The article also should mention deciduous teeth in many animals, notable ones including humans, horses, sharks. -- Una Smith ( talk) 21:37, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
In two places this article used "casting" for a dog moulting its fur. I do not understand this usage. I could not find it in my three dictionaries (all three are unabridged, and span 70 years). I could not find it at the AKC web site. I could not find it at the Marriam-Websters dictionary.
I suspect that this is the usage in some variety of English. The norm for Wikipedia seems to be to accept American English and British English without comment, while marking other varieties. (Often there is a mark for American vs. British.) So if this usage seems normal to you please reinsert it with a variety marking.
Nick Beeson ( talk) 11:44, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
is it spelled "moulting"? or "molting"? just can't find it spelled the way the author uses it. Computingdrummer ( talk) 02:39, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Molting is correct. Moulting is archaic.
Shouldn't the entire article use one spelling or the other? ( 75.118.85.187 ( talk) 07:22, 21 June 2016 (UTC))
The list of dog breeds that shed little seems a somewhat out of place and unbalanced in this article about molting in general, especially given the explicitly un-verified nature of the alleged research. It does a disservice to the reader to provide a list but then say "it may or may not be true".
Secondly, the phenomenon of shedding in mammals as a whole should be discussed first, then dogs. --Animalparty-- ( talk) 19:15, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps this list can be placed as it's own article List of dog breeds that do not moult ...or something like that, and just a link to it in this article?__ DrChrissy ( talk) 19:31, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 February 2022 and 20 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): On The Nile ( article contribs).