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moult

/ moult /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Type of:
shedding sloughing
Derived:
shed molt exuviate slough
verb Sense 2
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
"out dog sheds every Spring"
Type of:
shed cast cast off
Kinds of:
desquamate peel off
Derived:
slough shedding sloughing molter moulter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
48%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
3
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shedding sloughing shed cast cast off desquamate peel off