molt
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molt
(mōlt)v. molt·ed, molt·ing, molts
v.intr.
To shed part or all of a coat or an outer covering, such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is then replaced by a new growth.
v.tr.
To shed or cast off (a bodily covering).
n.
1. The act or process of molting.
2. The material cast off during molting.
[Alteration of Middle English mouten, from Old English -mūtian (in bemūtian, to exchange for), from Latin mūtāre, to change; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
molt′er n.
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molt
(məʊlt)vb, n
(Zoology) the usual US spelling of moult
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molt
(moʊlt)v.i.
1. to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, in the process of renewal or growth.
v.t. 2. to cast or shed (feathers, skin, etc.) in the process of renewal.
n. 3. an act, process, or an instance of molting.
4. something that is dropped in molting.
Also, esp. Brit., moult. [1300–50; earlier mout (with intrusive -l-; compare fault, assault), Middle English mouten, Old English -mūtian to change < Latin mūtāre to change; see mutate]
molt′er, n.
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molt
(mōlt) To shed an outer covering, such as skin or feathers, for replacement by a new growth. Many snakes, birds, and arthropods molt.
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molt
Past participle: molted
Gerund: molting
| Imperative |
|---|
| molt |
| molt |
| Present |
|---|
| I molt |
| you molt |
| he/she/it molts |
| we molt |
| you molt |
| they molt |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I molted |
| you molted |
| he/she/it molted |
| we molted |
| you molted |
| they molted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am molting |
| you are molting |
| he/she/it is molting |
| we are molting |
| you are molting |
| they are molting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have molted |
| you have molted |
| he/she/it has molted |
| we have molted |
| you have molted |
| they have molted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was molting |
| you were molting |
| he/she/it was molting |
| we were molting |
| you were molting |
| they were molting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had molted |
| you had molted |
| he/she/it had molted |
| we had molted |
| you had molted |
| they had molted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will molt |
| you will molt |
| he/she/it will molt |
| we will molt |
| you will molt |
| they will molt |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have molted |
| you will have molted |
| he/she/it will have molted |
| we will have molted |
| you will have molted |
| they will have molted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be molting |
| you will be molting |
| he/she/it will be molting |
| we will be molting |
| you will be molting |
| they will be molting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been molting |
| you have been molting |
| he/she/it has been molting |
| we have been molting |
| you have been molting |
| they have been molting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been molting |
| you will have been molting |
| he/she/it will have been molting |
| we will have been molting |
| you will have been molting |
| they will have been molting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been molting |
| you had been molting |
| he/she/it had been molting |
| we had been molting |
| you had been molting |
| they had been molting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would molt |
| you would molt |
| he/she/it would molt |
| we would molt |
| you would molt |
| they would molt |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have molted |
| you would have molted |
| he/she/it would have molted |
| we would have molted |
| you would have molted |
| they would have molted |
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Noun 1. [画像:molt - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles]molt - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Verb 1. [画像:molt - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers]molt - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
desquamate, peel off - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
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Translations
moult
(American) molt (məult) verb (of birds, dogs or cats, snakes etc) to shed feathers, hair, a skin etc. verveer يطْرَح ريشَه أو جِلْدَه пада ми козината mudar de pele pelichat sich mausern, sich häuten skifte fjer; skifte ham; fælde μαδώ, γδέρνω mudar las plumas/la piel sulgima, karva ajama پوست انداختن sulkasato, nahanluonti, karvanlähtö muer לְהַשִׁיר שֵׂעָר/נוצוֹת पर रोआ या सींग झाड़ना linjati se vedlik ganti kulit skipta um ham; fella fjaðrir mutare 抜けかわる 털갈이하다 šertis, nertis mest spalvu ganti kulit verharen, vervellen skifte ham, røyte, felle fjær linieć, zrzucać skórę پوست اچول mudar de pele a năpârli линять pŕchnuť leviti se, menjati perje linjati se rugga [fjädrar], fälla [hår/horn], ömsa [skinn] ลอกคราบ tüy dökmek/değiştirmek 換羽,脫毛 линяти جانوروں کا بال جھاڑنا rụng lông, thay lông 换羽,脱毛
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