English dictionary

molt

/m/oU/lt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.process

Synonyms ecdysis molting moult moulting

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting.

noun

Source: webster1913

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

verb.body

Synonyms exuviate moult shed slough

Source: WordNet 3.0
To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.

verb

Source: webster1913
To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.

verb

Source: webster1913