molt 1
verbdomain: hygiene
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
Examples
- 1.our dog sheds every Spring
Hypernym
shed 1
verb
get rid of
EnglishDerivationally related form
molter 1
noun
an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)
molt 1
noun
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
molting 1
noun
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Hyponym
desquamate 1
verb
peel off in scales
