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

1. Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
   "our dog moults every Spring"; "our dog moults every Spring"
   - shed, molt [N. Amer], exuviate, slough

Sounds like: malt, molt

Derived forms: moulted, moulting, moults

See also: moulter [Brit, Cdn]

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

Encyclopedia: Moult Moult, Calvados