molt (m lt)v. molt·ed, molt·ing, molts v.intr. To shed periodically part or all of a coat or an outer covering, such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is then replaced by a new growth. v.tr. To shed or cast off (a bodily covering). n. 1. The act or process of molting. 2. The material cast off during molting. [Alteration of Middle English mouten, from Old English -m  tian (in bemtian, to exchange for), from Latin mt re, to change; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]molt  er n. |
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