molt

Other spellings

• (UK) moult

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /moʊlt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /mɒlt/ or /məʊlt/

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Noun

Singular molt

Plural molts

1. Molt is the process of shedding a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.

Verb

Plain form molt

Third-person singular molts

Past tense molted

Past participle molted

Present participle molting

1. (intransitive) If an insect or animal molts, it sheds its hair, fur, feathers, skin or horns, and replace it with a new one.