MOULT


Meaning of MOULT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ moʊlt ]

( moults, moulting, moulted)

Note: in AM, use 'molt'

When an animal or bird moults , it gradually loses its coat or feathers so that a new coat or feathers can grow.

Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age.

VERB : V

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