HyperDic: molter

English > 1 sense of the word *molter*:
NOUN	animal	molter, moulter	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)

molter > pronunciation
Sounds	mow'lter
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *molter*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	An animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair).
Synonym	moulter
Broader	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna	A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Verbs	molt	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers