Molt Synonyms

mōlt
Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ecdysis
  2. deplumation
  3. molting
  4. moult
  5. moulting
To cast off by a natural process
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shed
  2. exuviate
  3. slough
  4. moult
  5. lose
  6. cast
  7. cast-off
  8. change
  9. discard
  10. exfoliate
  11. remove skin
  12. throw off
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. deciduous
  2. exfoliative

Molt Sentence Examples

  • After their next blood meal, they molt once again into the adult stage.

  • After about two days it makes the final molt to reveal the pretty pupa.

  • After the first molt of their skin, they descend and go off on their own.

  • The young spiders then molt to the second stage and begin feeding.

  • The nymphs undergo five molts, becoming successively larger after each molt.

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