Moult

Word MOULT
Character 5
Hyphenation moult
Pronunciations /mɒlt/

Definitions and meanings of "Moult"

What do we mean by moult?

Much; many.

Etc. See molt, etc. noun

See molt. verb

The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. noun

To shed or lose a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. verb

Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles noun

Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers verb

The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.

The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

When a women finds a used condom filled with semen in her vagina that was lost during sex. Urban Dictionary

Moult: When you're drunk enough to lift weight and your lungs are ready to die from smoke Urban Dictionary

Verb. To moult. Aussie slang for falling into water, usually in embarrassing style. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Moult

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The word "moult" in example sentences

When most birds moult it is for a period of several months, but these ducks have a partial fall moult which is of the greatest importance to them. ❋ William Beebe (1919)

"moult" or shed their shells eight times in their first twelvemonth of life, as the shell is rigid and does not grow with the body. ❋ Unknown (1882)

Behold, as they approach the southern mid-winter of the Horn, when they have need of all their feathers, they proceed to moult, because, forsooth, this is the summer time in the land they came from. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The birds concentrate the carotenoids that they obtain from their diet and deposit these pigments into their feathers when they moult. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It was now possible to study how ancient animals grew to maturity, moult by moult. ❋ Richard Fortey (2010)

There would be no incentive to migrate, or to breed at any particular time of the year rather than any other, or to shed leaves or to moult or hibernate. ❋ RICHARD DAWKINS (2009)

They moult only twice, and they never get the call to wander off their plant. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

He will ride her for days, waiting for her to moult. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

TV wildlife expert Chris Packham believes Pete will moult and lose his purple fur in time for spring. ❋ Jan (2009)

She's the leader of the flock, and looking a bit smaller than the others because she's just finished her moult. ❋ The List Writer (2009)

Cent Histoires Nouveaux, qui sont moult plaisans a raconter en toutes bonnes compagnies par maniere de joyeuxete. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In a few days they moult and lose the stalked connection with their mother, but they remain attached to her swimming legs with their chelae for up to two weeks. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After their last juvenile moult, males enter their sexual form with larger chela, increased length, sharper spines and increased sclerotization. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[B-rad]: I can’t find that [condom] Chad: Maybe it’s in [my butt] still B-rad: not another moulting lava ❋ Hectorzeroni69 (2018)

I had [very good] [moult] yesterday,im in [hangover] now ❋ Ifuckbishez4cocaine (2016)

[Mate], did you see that girl moult off the [banana boat]? She went [flying]. ❋ BrettDiego (2019)

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