Synonym: ecdysis, exuviate, molt, molting, moulting, shed, slough. Similar words: mould, mouldy, poultry, smoulder, poultice, multicultural, soul, foul. Meaning: [məʊlt] n. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles. v. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.
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(1) Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age.
(2) In autumn the elephant seals haul out to moult.
(3) As they grow they moult several times.
(4) By August the male will have begun to moult and will become almost indistinguishable from the female.
(5) Her tameness drops away like a spring moult, and her primitive survival instincts supplant everything else.
(6) As the time for the moult approaches, the animal absorbs much of the calcium carbonate from its shell into its blood.
(7) Periodically, they moult their thin transparent skins, changing shape as they do so.
(8) With each successive moult the current crop of fungal parasites is shed along with the old exoskeleton.
(9) Wouldn't it be all tight to moult tight here?
(10) Mature Christmas Island red crabs probably moult only onceayear, as their growth rate slows.
(11) The bird is in moult, and it may be the case that a lot of feathers have been lost from the underwing in one go, producing this white patch.
(12) You should make moult treatment, especially for armpit so that the dress on the bride could show the brilliant effect.
(13) They also moult more or less continuously from juvenile through to adult plumage, so can be very variable at any time "in between".
(14) The machine can collect dust and moult for the cutting cloth and toy in toy and garment industry . Strong suction by high speed motor can make toys more clean.
(15) The Christmas Island red crabs moult their shells regularly during their early growth phases to match their increasing body size.
(16) "I did not moult from a hawk into a dove[sentencedict.com], " says Mr Gates.
(17) The dragonfly nymphs may take up to 2 years before they moult into the adult form.
(18) Possibly they are birds which have failed to breed successfully and have assembled here to moult.
(19) The external changes during growth are comparatively slight and consist mainly of an increase in size at each moult.
(20) There they stay for about a fortnight until they have completed their first moult and can fend for themselves.
(21) An old crab grew restless. Finding himself stiff all over, he knew it was time for him to moult his shell.
(22) He was going to block up the mouth of the cave so that he could moult in secret.
(23) The have flower, leaf, red, far see as arrow such as moult, ... the root skin fleshy, categories, but centerless pulse darfur 30%-50%.
(24) This is where the infected crayfish will get "stuck" in a moult.
(25) In the fall the loon (Colymbus glacialis) came, as usual, to moult and bathe in the pond, making the woods ring with his wild laughter before I had risen.
(26) If an austerity diet is given at the wrong time the birds will not pick up enough for their nuptial moult and your breeding will suffer.
(27) Also being readied for the modern locust fighter's armoury is a class of products known as Insect Growth Regulators, or IGRs, which influence the ability of hoppers to moult and grow properly.
(28) The catalytic oxidation ability of 13 metal ion-exchanged montmorillonites are investigated in oxidative removal of the sulfides which are the main pollutant in the moult and alkali swell waste water.
(29) Whipscorpions are also capable of regeneration: if they lose a leg, they grow another one after the next moult.
More similar words: mould, mouldy, poultry, smoulder, poultice, multicultural, soul, foul, joule, would, could, ghoul, foully, should, ampoule, would-be, shoulder, boulevard, heart and soul, Look before you leap, mouth, mouse, mourn, humour, mount, mound, rumour, tumour, armour, by fair means or foul.