Noun: moult mówlt
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: molt)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: molt)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: molt)
- Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
"The snake's moult process left behind a complete skin shed";
- molt [N. Amer], molting [N. Amer], moulting [Brit, Cdn], ecdysis
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: molt)
- Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
"our dog moults every Spring";
- shed, molt [N. Amer], exuviate, slough
Sounds like: oult
Derived forms: moulted, moulting, moults
Type of: cast, cast off, drop, lose, shed, shedding, sloughing, throw off
Encyclopedia: Moult, Thomas