moult

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
• Syn:
molt, molting, moulting, ecdysis
• Derivationally related forms:
moult (for: moulting), molt (for: molting), molt (for: molt)
• Hypernyms:
shedding, sloughing

II - verb

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
- our dog sheds every Spring
• Syn:
shed, molt, exuviate, slough
• Derivationally related forms:
slough (for: slough), sloughing (for: slough), moulter, moulting, molter (for: molt), molting (for: molt), molt (for: molt), shedding (for: shed)
• Hypernyms:
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw,
throw off, throw away, drop
• Hyponyms:
desquamate, peel off
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  molt, molting, moulting, ecdysis, shed, exuviate, slough