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moult
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moult  (mlt)
v. & n. Chiefly British
Variant of molt.

moult or US molt
Verb
(of birds and animals) to shed feathers, hair, or skin so that they can be replaced by a new growth
Noun
the periodic process of moulting [Latin mutare to change]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moultmoult - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
shedding, sloughing - the process whereby something is shed
Verb1.moult - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
desquamate, peel off - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
cast off, shed, throw off, throw away, shake off, throw, cast, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
Translations

moult, molt (US) [məult] vimudar la piel; [bird] → mudar las plumas
moult (US), molt [məult] vimuer
moult (US) molt [məult] vi (animal) → sich haaren;
(bird) → sich mausern
moult (US), molt [məult] vifar la muta

moult
v moult [məult]
(of birds, dogs or cats, snakes etc) to shed feathers, hair, a skin etc. verveer يطْرَح ريشَه أو جِلْدَه пада ми козината pelichat skifte fjer; skifte ham; fælde sich mausern, sich häuten μαδώ, γδέρνω mudar las plumas/la piel sulgima, karva ajama پوست انداختن olla sulkasato/karvanlähtö, luoda nahkansa muer לְהַשִׁיר שֵׂעָר/נוצוֹת पर रोआ या सींग झाड़ना linjati se vedlik ganti kulit skipta um ham; fella fjaðrir mutare 抜けかわる šertis, nertis mest spalvu ganti kulit verharen, vervellen skifte ham, røyte, felle fjær linieć, zrzucać skórę mudar de pele a năpârli линять pŕchnuť leviti se, menjati perje linjati se rugga [], fälla [], ömsa [] ลอกคราบ tüy dökmek/değiştirmek 換羽,脫毛 линяти جانوروں کا بال جھاڑنا rụng lông, thay lông


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