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| molt [ mōlt ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle molt·ed, present participle molt·ing, 3rd person present singular molts) |
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lose feathers, hair, or skin: to shed feathers, hair, or skin periodically, especially seasonally, in order to allow replacement of what is lost with new growth
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noun (plural molts) |
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1. loss of feathers, hair, or skin: the process or time during which a bird or other animal sheds all or part of its feathers, hair, or skin
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2. lost feathers, hair, or skin: the feathers, hair, or skin shed by a bird or other animal
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| [Pre-12th century. < Latin mutare "to change"] |
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  molt·er noun |
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