Complete Definition of "moult"

Image:Lyristes plebejus3.jpg|thumb|right|A cicada moulting.
English

Alternative spellings
molt (American English)

Noun
en-noun|-
#The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
#:Some birds change colour during their winter moult.

Translations
Dutch: rui m
German: Mauser f (feathers), Häutung f (skin)

Verb
en-verb
#intransitive To shed or lose a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.

Translations
Dutch: ruien
German: sich mausern (feathers), sich häuten (skin)

fr:moult
io:moult
ru:moult
te:moult
vi:moult
zh:moult

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