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moult

  [mohlt]
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), noun British.
molt.

molt

  [mohlt]
–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.
Also, especially British, moult.

Origin:
1300–50; earlier mout (with intrusive -l-; cf. fault, assault ), ME mouten, OE -mūtian to change (in bi-mūtian to exchange for) < L mūtāre to change; see mutate

Related forms:
molter, noun
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moult   (mōlt)   
v.   & n. Chiefly British
Variant of molt.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Moult

Moult\ (m[=o]lt), v. & n. See Molt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : moult
Spanish: mudar las plumas, *la piel,
German: sich mausern, sich häuten,
Japanese: 抜けかわる
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moult 
see molt.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: moult
chiefly British variant of MOLT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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