About The Word Molt
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Molt
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What's The Definition Of Molt?
[n] periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
[v] cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals Synonyms | Synonyms for Molt: ecdysis | exuviate | molting | moult | moult | moulting | shed | slough Related Terms | Find terms related to Molt: See Also | cast | cast off | desquamate | drop | peel off | shake off | shedding | sloughing | throw | throw away | throw off Molt In Webster's Dictionary \Molt\, obs.
imp. of {Melt}. --Chaucer. --Spenser.
\Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Molted} or {Moulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molting} or {Moulting}.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See {Mew} to molt, and cf. {Mute}, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, {moult}; but as the {u} has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling {molt}.] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. --Bacon. \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. t. To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed. \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, n. The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting. |
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