moult (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *moult*:
NOUN	process	moult, molt, molting, moulting, ecdysis	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
VERB	body	moult, shed, molt, exuviate, slough	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

English > *moult*: 2 senses > noun 1, process
Meaning	Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.
Synonyms	molt, molting, moulting, ecdysis
Broader	shedding, sloughing	The process whereby something is shed
Spanish	muda
Catalan	ècdisi, muda
Verbs	moult	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

English > *moult*: 2 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	shed, molt, exuviate, slough
Narrower	desquamate, peel off	peel off in scales
Broader	shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop	Get rid of
Spanish	cambiar, mudar, pelechar
Catalan	canviar, mudar
Nouns	moult, moulting	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Nouns	moulter	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)

HyperDic: moult