Meaning

1 senses
  1. One who, or that which, molts or sheds.

More definitions
  • an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)

Origin

From molt + -er.

From molt + -er.

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Forms

plural: molters
Singularmolter
Pluralmolters

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair):moulter

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmolt

See also

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