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Molting - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Molting : (noun)
1: periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer
skin in reptiles [syn: molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or
Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] [OE.
mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.]
[The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u
has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as,
bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the
analogy by the spelling molt.]
To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like,
as an animal or a bird. --Bacon.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Molting |
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LSUproud: @AliFANatic RT"we have them in Ark". I've kept a few in an aquarium. They can be quite interesting, especially when Molting. :) |
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ttyv0: @olegrrrl office floor indeed! are you Molting!? |
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briansacawa: This creepy guy on the plane, who looks like Charles Wuorinen, is talking about the history of the FBI and his two birds, which are Molting. |
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