Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

fældning

English translation:

molting, moulting

Added to glossary by sans22 (X)
Jul 12, 2010 17:39
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Danish term

fædning

Danish to English Science Zoology
Kongeederfugles ynglecyklus og fædning
Proposed translations (English)
4 molting

Discussion

Brian Young Jul 13, 2010:
molting I think Christine is right. Shedding or molting of feathers
Christine Andersen Jul 12, 2010:
typo for fældning? Could this be a typo for fældning?
Shedding down or feathers? Just a thought.

Proposed translations

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molting

Can also be spelled Moulting, or to molt (moult). This is the term usually applied to birds when they drop feathers as part of their development.
I see this every year in a flock of Canadian geese as they shed or molt their baby feathers and soon, within maybe two months, look just like their parents. (I agree with Christine, that it's a misspelling or typo)
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