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Moult

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Noun

1. ecdysis, molt, molting, moult, moulting

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

Verb

2. exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Example Sentences:
'our dog sheds every Spring'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Moult

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verb

1.

(of birds, mammals, reptiles, and arthropods) to shed (feathers, hair, skin, or cuticle)

noun

2.

the periodic process of moulting

See also ecdysis

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Moult

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noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive

Chiefly British

molt

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Moult

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v. & n.
Chiefly British

Variant of molt.

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