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单词 molt
释义 molt
I. verb
or moult \ˈmōlt\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: alteration of Middle English mouten, from (assumed) Old English mūtian to change (as in bimūtian to exchange), from Latin mutare — more at mutable
intransitive verb
: to shed or cast off hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer of skin in a process of growth or periodic renewal with the cast-off parts being replaced by new growth
 < birds molt once or twice a year >
 < a mature lobster molts … in the spring or early summer — Joe McCarthy >
transitive verb
1. : to cast off (an outer covering) in a periodic process of growth or renewal
 < molted its wing feathers — National Geographic >
 < the crab molts its shell >
specifically : to throw off (the old cuticle) — used of an arthropod
 < a spider, like a lobster, molts its covering as it grows — Eugene Kinkead >
2. : to free oneself from : change
 < molt his old notions in a transition period >
Synonyms: see discard
II. noun
or moult \“\
(-s)
1. : the act or process of molting
 < helps hens to lay right through the moltPoultry Tribune >
specifically : ecdysis
2. : a cast-off covering
 < bare ground … heavily besprinkled with the whitish aphid skins or moltsJournal of Agric. Research >
— compare exuviae
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