Definition of Molt

Noun: molt  mówlt
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: moult)

  1. Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
    - molting [N. Amer], moult [Brit, Cdn], moulting [Brit, Cdn], ecdysis
Verb: molt  mówlt
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: moult)
  1. Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    "our dog molts every Spring";
    - shed, exuviate, moult [Brit, Cdn], slough

See also:
mols
molted

Anagrams containing the word molt

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