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Word | Molt |
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles / cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers / imp. of Melt. / shed or cast off hair or feathers / a loss of plumage, skin, or hair, especially as a regular feature of an animal's life cycle. / biology : to lose a covering of hair, feathers, etc., and replace it with new growth in the same place, | |
Usage | ⇒ When Molly's canary molted, he shed feathers all over the house. ⇒ Snakes molt as they grow, shedding the old skin and growing a larger new skin. ⇒ the adult birds were already molting into their winter shades of gray |
Synonyms | slough, shed, exuviate, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis, cast, exfoliate, mew, throw off, cast off, change, disgorge, peel, slip, bare, decorticate, denude, desquamate, |
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