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Definition of "moult" [moult]

  • Chiefly British Variant of molt. (verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "moult" in a sentence
  • "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."
  • ""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."
  • "The birds concentrate the carotenoids that they obtain from their diet and deposit these pigments into their feathers when they moult."