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noun molting n. The act or process by which an animal molts; especially, the periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles, or feathers in birds. Synonyms: molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis.
verb Moult, Molt v. i. (past & past part. molted or moulted; pres. part. molting or moulting) To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.
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