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II my1) Zoologie ( renouvellement) ( d'insecte) metamorphosis; (de serpent, lézard) sloughing of the skin; (d'oiseau, de mammifère) moulting [BrE]; ( de cerf) casting3) ( de voix) breaking GB ou changing US of voice4) ( transformation) liter transformation* * *my nf1) [oiseau, mammifère] moulting Grande-Bretagne molting USA, [serpent] sloughing2) [jeune garçon] breaking of the voice* * *mue nf1 Zool ( renouvellement) ( d'insecte) metamorphosis; (de serpent, lézard) sloughing of the skin; (d'oiseau, de mammifère) moultingGB; ( de cerf) casting;2 Zool ( dépouille) (d'insecte, de serpent) slough, sloughed skin; ( d'oiseau) shed feathers (pl); ( de mammifère) shed fur; ( de cerf) shed antlers (pl);3 ( de voix) breaking GB, changing US; pendant sa mue il n'osait plus chanter while his voice was breaking GB ou changing US he didn't dare to sing;4 fig ( transformation) transformation.[my] nom féminin1. ZOOLOGIE [transformation - d'un reptile] sloughing ; [ - d'un volatile] moulting ; [ - d'un mammifère à poils] shedding hair, moulting ; [ - d'un mammifère sans poils] shedding ou casting (of skin) ; [ - d'un cerf] shedding (of antlers)3. [dépouille - d'un reptile] slough ; [ - d'un volatile] moulted feathers ; [ - d'un mammifère à poils] shed hair ; [ - d'un mammifère sans poils] shed skin ; [ - d'un cerf] shed antlers5. [cage] (hen) coop
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