molt

C2 Topic:The Human Body

Also spelled moult, moulting, and moults

US /ˈmoʊlt/ See IPA manual

Freq #79173

Meanings

1

noun
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
2

verb
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
3

verb
US standard spelling of moult.
4

noun
US standard spelling of moult.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · periodic shedding of the... ecdysismoltingmoultmoulting

2 verb · cast off hair, skin, horn,... shed

Simplified etymology

Moult dates from the late Middle English period and comes from the same root as Latin mutare, “to change.”

Topics

The Human Body

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