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molt

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The meaning (definition) of the word molt

to shed old feathers, fur, or skin to grow new ones

The word molt used in a sentence

The bird will molt and grow soft new feathers soon.

Words that mean the same as molt (synonyms)

shed

How the word molt is said around the world

Frenchmue (mew)
Spanishmuda (moothah)
Mandarin蜕皮 (tuì pí)
Hindiगिरना (girnah)
Arabicتساقط (tahsahkaht)
Russianлинька (lin'ka)
Portuguese (EU)muda (mooduh)
Portuguese (BR)muda (mooda)
Japanese脱皮 (dappi)
Germanmausern (mowzurn)
Urduپگھلنا (pigahlnah)
Punjabiਪਿਘਲਣਾ (piguhluhnah)
Korean털갈이 (teolgali)
Hebrewלְהַשִׁיר (lhahsheer)
Greekμαδώ (mado)
Dutchrui (rerew)
Tagalogmag-molt (mahgmohlt)
Vietnamesethay lông (tahy lohng)
Turkishderi değiştirmek (dayri dayishtirmek)
Persianپوست اندازی (poost ahndahzee)
Polishwylinka (vileengkah)
Ukrainianлиняти (lynyaty)
Bengaliখোলস ছাড়ানো (kohlawsh chahrnoh)
Swedishrugga (rugah)
Italianmuta (mootah)

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