moult
moult
(美 molt)
verb
(美 molt)
verb
- [no obj.](of an animal) shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth
（动物）脱毛；蜕皮；脱壳；换羽
the adult birds were already moulting into their winter shades of grey.
成年鸟已开始换上冬天灰色的羽毛。
[with obj.]the snake moults its skin.
蛇蜕皮。
■(of hair or feathers) fall out to make way for new growth
（毛，羽）脱去；蜕去
the last of his juvenile plumage had moulted.
他最后的雏鸟羽毛已蜕去了。
- a loss of plumage, skin, or hair, especially as a regular feature of an animal's life cycle
脱毛；蜕皮；换羽
- Middle English moute, from an Old English verb based on Latin mutare 'to change'. For the intrusive -l-, compare with words such as fault
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