moult
UK /mɒlt/ US /moʊlt/
noun 2verb 2name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
definite
MOULT + NOUN
wing-rudiments
PREP.
during
Definitions
noun
1
The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
Some birds change colour during their winter moult.
2
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
verb
1
To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
2
To shed in such a manner.
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Some birds change colour during their winter moult.
Wiktionary02
But after the first or the second moult, definite wing-rudiments are visible in the form of outgrowths on the corners of the second and third thoracic segments.
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