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1. Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
   - molting [N. Amer], moult [Brit, Cdn], moulting [Brit, Cdn], ecdysis

1. Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
   "our dog molts every Spring"
   - shed, exuviate, moult [Brit, Cdn], slough

Sounds like: malt, moult

Derived forms: molted, molts, molting

See also: molter [US]

Type of: cast, cast off, drop, lose, shake off, shed, shedding, sloughing, throw, throw away, throw off

Encyclopedia: Molt