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Definition of molt verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

molt

verb

NAmE//moult//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they molt he / she / it molts past simple molted -ing form molting

(of a bird or an animal) to lose feathers or hair before new feathers or hair grow

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