Shed+feathers

  • 11molt — (v.) also moult, mid 14c., mouten, of feathers, to be shed, from O.E. *mutian to change (Cf. bemutian to exchange ), from L. mutare to change (see MUTABLE (Cf. mutable)). Transitive sense, of birds, to shed feathers is first attested 1520s. With… …

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  • 12moult — I. v. n. Shed feathers, hair, etc, mew, mue. II. v. a. Shed (feathers, hair, etc.), mew …

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  • 13molt — [[t]moʊlt[/t]] v. i. 1) zool. to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, in the process of renewal or growth 2) to cast or shed (feathers, skin, etc.) in the process of renewal 3) an act, process, or an instance of molting 4) something that …

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  • 14moult — /moʊlt / (say mohlt) verb (i) 1. (of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, to be succeeded by a new growth. –verb (t) 2. to cast or shed (feathers, etc.) in the process of renewal. –noun 3. the act or… …

  • 15moult — v. & n. (US molt) v. 1 intr. shed feathers, hair, a shell, etc., in the process of renewing plumage, a coat, etc. 2 tr. (of an animal) shed (feathers, hair, etc.). n. the act or an instance of moulting (is in moult once a year). Derivatives:… …

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  • 17Zhuyin (mythology) — Zhuyin (zh cpwl|c=燭陰|p=zhúyīn|w=chu yin|l=illuminating darkness) or Zhulong (zh cpwl|c=燭龍|p=zhúlóng|w=chu lung|l=torch dragon) was a giant red draconic solar deity in Chinese mythology. It supposedly had a human s face and snake s body, created… …

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  • 18mew — mew1 /myooh/, n. 1. the tiny, high pitched sound a cat or kitten makes. 2. the characteristic sound a gull makes. v.i. 3. to make a mew or emit a similar sound. [1275 1325; ME meuen; imit.] mew2 /myooh/, n. a small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia… …

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  • 19Tineola bisselliella — Clothing moth redirects here. This term may also refer to several other Tineidae. Tineola bisselliella Scientific classification …

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  • 20Niditinea fuscella — Brown dotted Clothes Moth Scientific classification Ki …

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