molting 音标拼音: [m'oltɪŋ]
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molting n 1 :
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [
synonym : {
molt }, {
molting }, {
moult },
{
moulting }, {
ecdysis }]
molting \
molting \
n .
The act or process by which an animal molts ;
especially ,
the periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles ,
or feathers in birds .
Syn :
molt ,
moult ,
moulting ,
ecdysis .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Molt
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