Molt GRE Vocabulary Flashcard
/məʊlt/ (noun & verb)
Definition
(of birds and some animals especially reptiles) to lose or shed hair, skin or feathers periodically to grow new ones, desquamate, shed, defoliate, flake, scale, exuviate, peel, skin, slough – loss of skin, hair or feathers
Example
In biology, molting, also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body (often, but not always, an outer layer or covering), either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.
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Antonyms
Parts of speech
Noun: molter
Noun: molting
