Definition of
molt has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ verb ] cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Synonyms

exuviate moult slough shed

Examples

"out dog sheds every Spring"

Related terms

shed desquamate molter slough shedding

2
[ noun ] (biology) periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

Synonyms

moult moulting ecdysis molting

Related terms

shedding shed

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Rhymes with

bolt colt volt jolt humboldt revolt unbolt deadbolt

Phonetic and Homophones

M OW1 L T

Similar Spelling

moult molto Mollet Mollett mould mouldy mold

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