Moult - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məʊlt|  American pronunciation of the word moult
Brit.  |məʊlt|  British pronunciation of the word moult

noun

- periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles (syn: molt, molting, moulting)

verb

- cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (syn: exuviate, molt, shed, slough)

Extra examples

Eagles moult off their feathers, and so become bald.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: moult
he/she/it: moults
present participle: moulting
past tense: moulted
past participle: moulted
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