molted
Meanings
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The process by which an animal sheds its old skin or outer covering.
- "The snake molts its skin every few weeks."
- "The cicada molts from a nymph to an adult every 17 years."
Synonyms
shed , slough
Rhymes
Words rhyming with moltedmolted , bolted , wasted , chastened
Variants
List of all variants of molted that leads to same resultmolt , molted , molter , molters , molting , molts
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.From the Old English word 'moltan' meaning 'to change, alter, or modify'. The word is related to the Old English word 'moldan' meaning 'to shape, form, or mold'.
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