Molt - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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

noun

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

verb

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

Extra examples

Snakes molt as they grow, shedding the old skin and growing a larger new skin.

...a crab molts its shell as it grows larger...

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