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Definition of Moult
1. Verb. Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers. "Our dog sheds every Spring"
Specialized synonyms: Desquamate, Peel Off
Generic synonyms: Cast, Cast Off, Drop, Shake Off, Shed, Throw, Throw Away, Throw Off
Derivative terms: Molt, Molter, Molting, Moulter, Moulting, Shedding, Slough, Sloughing
2. Noun. Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.
Generic synonyms: Shedding, Sloughing
Derivative terms: Molt, Molt
Definition of Moult
1. v. & n. See Molt.
Definition of Moult
1. Noun. The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moult
1. to molt [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: molt
Medical Definition of Moult
1. To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. Origin: OE. Mouten, L. Mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute] [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 cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed. The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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