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Definition of Moulting

Moulting
Molt Molt, Moult Moult, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt.] To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. --Bacon.

Meaning of Moulting from wikipedia

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- Edward Walker Moult (11 February 1926 – 3 September 1986) was a British farmer at Scaddows Farm near Ticknall, Derbyshire, who became a radio and television...
- Thomas Moult (1893–1974) was a versatile English journalist and writer, and one of the Georgian poets. He is known for his annual anthologies Best Poems...
- Elliot Moult (born 14 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United. Moult, a prolific...
- undergoing ecdysis (moulting), or shedding the old exoskeleton, the exuviae, after growing a new one that is not yet hardened. Moulting cycles run nearly...
- Look up moult or molt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Moulting is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body (usually an...
- as a new feather during the bird's infancy, or grow to replace one from moulting. The pin feather looks somewhat like a feather shaft. However, unlike a...
- significance. Moulting Lagoon is so named because it is a traditional moulting place for black swans. It is an important site for waterbirds. Moulting Lagoon...
- alternatives to moulting, such as expansion of the cuticle and collapse of air sacs to allow growth of internal organs. The process of moulting in insects...
- continues during each moult, without there being a fixed number of segments for the adult, teloanamorphosis is when the moulting ceases once the adult...