Meaning & use
molt
To shed old skin, feathers, hair, or an outer shell periodically as part of natural growth.
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Snakes molt several times a year as they grow larger.
The bird looked scruffy while it was molting its old feathers.
A note on using this word
British English spells this word 'moult'; molt is the standard American spelling.
Words with a similar meaning
shed
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