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MOLTING
molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis
(noun) periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
molting
present participle of molt
Noun
molting (plural moltings)
A molt; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.
Anagrams
• tomling
Source: Wiktionary
MOLT
Molt, obs.imp.
Definition: of Melt. Chaucer. Spenser.
Molt, Moult, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] Etym: [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt.]
Definition: To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. Bacon.
Molt, Moult, v. t.
Definition: To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.
Molt, Moult, n.
Definition: The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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