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verb (used without object)
1.
(of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cast or shed (feathers, skin, etc.) in the process of renewal.
noun
3.
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
4.
something that is dropped in molting.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (of birds, mammals, reptiles, and arthropods) to shed (feathers, hair, skin, or cuticle) |
| —n | |
| 2. | See also ecdysis the periodic process of moulting |
| [C14 mouten, from Old English mūtian, as in bimūtian to exchange for, from Latin mūtāre to change] | |
| molt or molt | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C14 mouten, from Old English mūtian, as in bimūtian to exchange for, from Latin mūtāre to change] | |
| 'moulter or molt | |
| —n | |
| 'molter or molt | |
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Word Origin & History
molt
mid-14c., mouten, of feathers, "to be shed," from O.E. (be)mutian "to exchange," from L. mutare "to change" (see mutable). Transitive sense, of birds, "to shed feathers" is first attested 1520s. With parasitic -l-, late 16c., on model of fault, etc. Related: Molting.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
molt (mōlt)
v. molt·ed, molt·ing, molts
To shed periodically part or all of a coat or an outer covering, such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is then replaced by a new growth. n.
The act or process of molting.
The material cast off during molting.
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Science Dictionary
molt  (mōlt) Pronunciation Key
To shed an outer covering, such as skin or feathers, for replacement by a new growth. Many snakes, birds, and arthropods molt. |
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Example sentences
In studying muscle gene expression over molt cycle, the molt cycle will be divided into four main stages.
During the second molt, waterfowl go through a complete molt and replace all flight feathers.
Puffins have a synchronous primary molt and flightless period.
Since many of the migratory songbirds and waterfowl molt in the fall, they are best observed and identified in the spring.
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