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(mōlt)

v. & n. Chiefly British
Variant of molt.

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is the spelling in British English for the verb meaning 'to shed feathers or hair etc.' and for the corresponding noun. In American English the spelling is molt.

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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:

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or (US) molt

to cast off periodically an outer covering of cuticle, feathers, hair, horns, skin, etc.
the act, process, or condition of moulting; in invertebrates it is known as ecdysis.

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