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1. Oxford Dictionary

   moult

   • IPA[məʊlt]

   英式

   • v.
     (of an animal) shed old feathers, hair, or skin to make way for a new growth；(of hair or feathers) fall out to make way for new growth
   • n.
     a loss of feathers, hair, or skin, especially as a regular feature of an animal's life cycle

   • verb: moult, 3rd person present: moults, gerund or present participle: moulting, past tense: moulted, past participle: moulted

   • noun: moult, plural noun: moults

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of an animal) shed old feathers, hair, or skin to make way for a new growth the adult birds were already moulting the snake moults its skin
   • ▪ (of hair or feathers) fall out to make way for new growth the last of his juvenile plumage had moulted

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a loss of feathers, hair, or skin, especially as a regular feature of an animal's life cycle the mountain goat is brilliant white after the autumn moult in the complete life cycle there are four moults

   molt

   • v.
     (of an animal) shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth: the snake molts its skin the adult birds were already molting into their winter shades of gray
   • n.
     a loss of plumage, skin, or hair, especially as a regular feature of an animal's life cycle: the mountain goat is brilliant white after the autumn molt in the complete life cycle there are four molts

   Oxford American Dictionary