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Word: Moult
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English moute, from an Old English verb based on Latin mutare ‘to change’. For the intrusive -l-, compare with words such as fault
məʊlt
(of an animal) shed old feathers, hair, or skin to make way for a new growth
Short Definition:(of animal) shed old feathers, hair, or skin to make way for new growth
Examples:- the adult birds were already moulting
- the snake moults its skin
- molt
Word: Moult
Speech Type: Noun
məʊlt
a loss of feathers, hair, or skin, especially as a regular feature of an animal's life cycle
Short Definition:loss of feathers, hair, or skin
Examples:- the mountain goat is brilliant white after the autumn moult
- in the complete life cycle there are four moults
- molt
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