1. an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair); [syn: molter, moulter]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
molter
n 1: an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles)
that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or
cuticle or skin or hair) [syn: molter, moulter]