molt

molt

M0376600 (mōlt)v. molt·ed, molt·ing, molts v.intr. To shed part or all of a coat or an outer covering, such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is then replaced by a new growth.v.tr. To shed or cast off (a bodily covering).n.1. The act or process of molting.2. The material cast off during molting.

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[Alteration of Middle English mouten, from Old English -mūtian (in bemūtian, to exchange for), from Latin mūtāre, to change; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]

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molt′er n.

molt

(məʊlt) vb, n (Zoology) the usual US spelling of moult

molt

(moʊlt)

v.i. 1. to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, in the process of renewal or growth. v.t. 2. to cast or shed (feathers, skin, etc.) in the process of renewal. n. 3. an act, process, or an instance of molting. 4. something that is dropped in molting. Also, esp. Brit., moult. [1300–50; earlier mout (with intrusive -l-; compare fault, assault), Middle English mouten, Old English -mūtian to change < Latin mūtāre to change; see mutate] molt′er, n.

molt

(mōlt) To shed an outer covering, such as skin or feathers, for replacement by a new growth. Many snakes, birds, and arthropods molt.

molt

Past participle: molted
Gerund: molting

Imperative
molt
molt

Present
I molt
you molt
he/she/it molts
we molt
you molt
they molt

Preterite
I molted
you molted
he/she/it molted
we molted
you molted
they molted

Present Continuous
I am molting
you are molting
he/she/it is molting
we are molting
you are molting
they are molting

Present Perfect
I have molted
you have molted
he/she/it has molted
we have molted
you have molted
they have molted

Past Continuous
I was molting
you were molting
he/she/it was molting
we were molting
you were molting
they were molting

Past Perfect
I had molted
you had molted
he/she/it had molted
we had molted
you had molted
they had molted

Future
I will molt
you will molt
he/she/it will molt
we will molt
you will molt
they will molt

Future Perfect
I will have molted
you will have molted
he/she/it will have molted
we will have molted
you will have molted
they will have molted

Future Continuous
I will be molting
you will be molting
he/she/it will be molting
we will be molting
you will be molting
they will be molting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been molting
you have been molting
he/she/it has been molting
we have been molting
you have been molting
they have been molting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been molting
you will have been molting
he/she/it will have been molting
we will have been molting
you will have been molting
they will have been molting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been molting
you had been molting
he/she/it had been molting
we had been molting
you had been molting
they had been molting

Conditional
I would molt
you would molt
he/she/it would molt
we would molt
you would molt
they would molt

Past Conditional
I would have molted
you would have molted
he/she/it would have molted
we would have molted
you would have molted
they would have molted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	molt - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptilesecdysis, molting, moult, moultingshedding, sloughing - the process whereby something is shed
Verb	1.	molt - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"exuviate, moult, slough, sheddesquamate, peel off - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"cast off, shed, throw off, throw away, shake off, throw, cast, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

molt

verbTo cast off by a natural process:exuviate, shed, slough, throw off.

Translations

amer. per moult

moult

(American) molt (məult) verb (of birds, dogs or cats, snakes etc) to shed feathers, hair, a skin etc. 換羽，脫毛 换羽，脱毛