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- pronunciation:
- molt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
molts, molting, molted |
| definition: |
to shed or cast off an outer layer, such as skin, feathers, fur, or horns, as part of a periodic process of renewal.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to shed or cast off (skin, feathers, fur, or the like).
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act, process, or time of molting.
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| definition 2: |
the material shed in molting.
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| derivation: |
molter (n.) |
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