Defenition of the word molt

• Defenition of the word molt

  • To shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc. and replace it by a fresh layer.
  • periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
  • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals
  • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring"
  • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Synonyms for the word molt

• • ecdysis
  • exuviate
  • molting
  • moult
  • moulting
  • shed
  • slough

Hyponyms for the word molt

• • desquamate
  • peel off

Hypernyms for the word molt

• • cast
  • cast off
  • drop
  • shake off
  • shed
  • shedding
  • sloughing
  • throw
  • throw away
  • throw off

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