 moult |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | |
| Synonyms: | molt exuviate slough shed | |
| Examples: | "out dog sheds every Spring" |
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| Related terms: | shed desquamate molter molt slough shedding | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology) periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles | |
| Synonyms: | molting moulting ecdysis molt | |
| Related terms: | shedding shed | |
| Similar spelling: |
molt molto Mollet Mollett mold Mollette mould moldy mouldy Molidae |
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