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Moult
/mɒlt/
The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
📖 Definitions of "Moult"
noun
- 1
The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
"Some birds change colour during their winter moult."
- 2
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
verb
- 1
To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
- 2
To shed in such a manner.
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