搜尋結果
moult
- IPA[məʊlt]
英式
- (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
- 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
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- 相關詞
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
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
- (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
- 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