Shelling

shelling: 

verb

1. to bombard with shells

2. to remove the shell or pod from (a nut or seed)

3. to gather seashells

DissectiOn: Molting

dis·sect:

verb

  1. to methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant) in order to study its internal parts.

  2. to analyze (something) in minute detail.

MOLT:

verb

  1. to shed old feathers, hair, skin, or an old shell, to make way for new growth.

 

Dissection: Skeletal

SKEL·E·TON:

noun

  1. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.

  2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.

  3. an emaciated person or animal.

  4. a supporting framework, as of a leaf, building, or ship.

  5. an outline, as of a literary work.

  6. something reduced to its essential parts.