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third-person singular of molt
plural of , molt
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To shed in such a manner
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The skin or feathers cast off during the process of [[#Verb|molt]]ing
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To shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc. and replace it by a fresh layer
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to cast off, as hair, feathers, etc
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{v} to cast or shed fethers
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To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird
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{i} periodical shedding (of horns, skins, feathers, etc.) to make way for new growth
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As the gypsy moth caterpillar grows, it sheds the outer covering, called molting, at the end of each instar Gypsy moth caterpillars generally molt five times before they reach their full length
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(moult) In a mammal, the act or process of shedding or casting off the hair, outer layer of skin, or horns; most mammals shed the hair once, twice, or three times annually The castoff covering (obsolete) As a verb; To be shed or to shed
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of Melt
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when a lobster sheds its shell so that it can grow larger
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molting
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the replacement of feathers
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When an animal looses its old fur and starts to grow new fur Birds will molt their feathers, by loosing the old feathers, and growing new ones
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a bird is molting when it loses all of its old feathers and grows new ones
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To shed the outer body covering
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see moult. the American spelling of moult (mout (14-17 centuries), from mutian , from mutare; MUTATE)
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periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
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The skin or feathers cast off during the process of molting
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The shedding of the exoskeleton ("skin") of a caterpillar allowing for growth Caterpillars experience several molts before pupating
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The process by which a bird renews part or all of its plumage by shedding old, worn feathers and growing new ones
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To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed
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To shed an outer covering such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is replaced periodically by new growth
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cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring"
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To cast off the outgrown skin or cuticle in the process of insect development; changing from one instar to the next
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the casting off of the outgrown skin (exoskeleton) during growth
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The periodic shedding of the anthropod exoskeleton to allow growth until the adult stage is reached
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To shed old feathers or hairs so that new ones can grow Birds molt every year; so do elephant seals
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{f} shed periodically (horn, skin, feathers, etc.) to make way for new growth
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The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc
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    [ 'mOlt ] (verb.) 1591. alteration of Middle English mouten, from Old English -mutian to change, from Latin mutare; more at MUTABLE.
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