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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

direction of the moult

German translation:

Ablauf der Mauser

Added to glossary by EirTranslations
Apr 3, 2007 21:49
17 yrs ago
English term

direction of the moult

English to German Science Zoology Ornithology
With regards to bird's feathers and moulting time (shedding of feathers and growing of new ones) which happens once a year, how would you translate it that for an anatomy drawing

"die Richtung von der Mauser" OR "die Mauserrichtung" or rather use "die Abfolge von der Mauser"?

Help much appreciated. Thanks
Proposed translations (German)
3 Ablauf der Mauser
Change log

Apr 3, 2007 22:06: Steffen Walter changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Apr 3, 2007 22:06: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "The direction of the moult" to "direction of the moult"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (2): Brie Vernier, Irene Schlotter, Dipl.-Übers.

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Proposed translations

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English term (edited): the direction of the moult
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Ablauf der Mauser

Maybe 'Ablauf der Mauser'? That is quite generic so that it can mean a special sequence or system according to which the feathers are shed. I intentionally avoided the term 'direction'; I think 'Ablauf' is sufficiently vague and yet explicit at the same time. Without any additional context (ideally, the illustration), this is quite difficult, especially since the whole process usually varies very much depending on the bird species.
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