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Molt Common

Molt has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

2

US standard spelling of moult.

Verb
1

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

"our dog sheds every Spring"

2

US standard spelling of moult.

3

simple past tense of melt

See Also
molts metaprotaspis intermolt premolt molter instar molten molting
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
shedding shed
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
desquamate
Rhyming Words
bolt volt tolt polt nolt kolt jolt holt dolt colt smolt skolt u bolt rejolt rebolt unbolt revolt abvolt premolt landolt
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