moult

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: molt molting moulting ecdysis shed exuviate slough

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptilesSynonyms: molt molting moulting ecdysis

Verb (1)

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers“our dog sheds every Spring”Synonyms: shed molt exuviate slough

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. t. To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed. [1913 Webster] Molt

Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, n. The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting. [1913 Webster]

Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt.] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Molt

Moult \Moult\ (m[=o]lt), v. & n. See Molt. [1913 Webster]