Examples of 'moult' in a sentence
Meaning of "moult"
Moult (noun): The process of shedding feathers, fur, or skin to make way for new growth. Common in birds, insects, and some animals
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- The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
- The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
- To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
- To shed in such a manner.
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The first moult is at the end of winter.
Prior to breeding they go through a prenuptial moult.
His moult companions are naturaly untrained in combat.
As it grows it needs to moult shed its exoskeleton.
Moult as a response to periods of stress has been recorded.
Looks like a parrot with the moult.
Penguins moult all of their feathers at once.
Fully grown adult crabs do not moult.
They then moult again and become pupae.
Each of these developmental stages is separated by a moult.
The moult cycle is coordinated by hormones.
Congrats on the long awaited moult as well.
This moult is preceded by an increase in weight.
The hotel is surrounded by moult pleasant places to visit.
This moult typically precedes migration.
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Each stadium is completed with a moult.
Hoary marmots moult in the early to mid summer.
Perhaps these things had their final moult.
Shibas can moult twice a year.
The process is known as a catastrophic moult.
The entire moult takes place in the autumn.
Only then does the bird have a good moult.
They usually moult before migrating.
The rudimentary wings appear in the last moult.
Information on moult frequency by size is far more difficult to obtain.
I have watched this city moult.
After one further moult the deutonymphs are developed.
This coincided with his moult.
Moult them down to a stereo pair or one mono track.
Adults undergo an annual complete moult after breeding.
Smaller animals moult more frequently than larger ones.
This is when the female is most likely to moult.
They moult again into nuptial plumage in winter or spring.
These methods generally provide information on moult increments by size.
After the next moult the adult animal emerges.
Perfect balance of protein and fat for a successful moult.
Her moult has begun.
Siberian tigers do not moult.
The onset of spring moult was observed a few days later.
They become reproductively mature after the final moult.
The adults moult while the juveniles are unable to fly.
If not shorn the wool may moult naturally in spring.
Our wolves moult twice a year to adapt to the climate.
Adulthood is the period after final moult till death.
The terminal moult occurs at a variable size in both sexes.
During this period the female undergoes a complete moult.
Young scorpions moult up to seven times before reaching maturity.
A lost limb may be fully or partially regenerated during a moult.
Adults should moult in a few weeks following fledging of their chicks.
Other birds also moult.
