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MOLT

\mˈə͡ʊlt], \mˈə‍ʊlt], \m_ˈəʊ_l_t]\

Definitions of MOLT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To shed, as the hair. Also, moult.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To cast or slough off, as feathers.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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