molt

C2 Topic:Animals

Also spelled moult, moulting, and moults

US /ˈmoʊlt/
noun verb Freq #79173

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

  2. 2
    verb

    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

  3. 3
    verb

    US standard spelling of moult.

  4. 4
    noun

    US standard spelling of moult.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · periodic shedding of the... ecdysismoltingmoultmoulting
2 verb · cast off hair, skin, horn,... shed

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