moult

  • 21Moult — Recorded in many spelling forms including Maud, Maude, Mault, Malt, Mold, Mould, and Moult, this interesting and unusual surname has two possible derivations. The first and most likely being from the medieval English female personal name Mahalt,… …

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  • 22Moult — Original name in latin Moult Name in other language Moult State code FR Continent/City Europe/Paris longitude 49.11494 latitude 0.16472 altitude 23 Population 1179 Date 2012 01 18 …

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  • 23moult — [14] The etymological meaning of moult is simply ‘change’. It comes (via an assumed but never recorded Old English *mūtian) from a prehistoric Germanic verb borrowed from Latin mūtāre ‘change’ (source of English mutate). The extreme semantic… …

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  • 24moult — UK [məʊlt] / US [moʊlt] verb [intransitive] Word forms moult : present tense I/you/we/they moult he/she/it moults present participle moulting past tense moulted past participle moulted if an animal or bird moults, it loses its outer layer of skin …

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  • 25moult — [14] The etymological meaning of moult is simply ‘change’. It comes (via an assumed but never recorded Old English *mūtian) from a prehistoric Germanic verb borrowed from Latin mūtāre ‘change’ (source of English mutate). The extreme semantic… …

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  • 26moult — 1. noun The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. Some birds change colour during their winter moult. 2. verb To shed or lose a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc …

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  • 27moult — SYN: molt. * * * moult chiefly Brit var of MOLT …

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  • 28moult — [[t]mo͟ʊlt[/t]] moults, moulting, moulted VERB When an animal or bird moults, it gradually loses its coat or feathers so that a new coat or feathers can grow. Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age. (in AM, use molt) …

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  • 29moult — BrE, molt AmE verb (I) when a bird or animal moults, it loses hair or feathers so that new ones can grow moult noun (C, U) …

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  • 30moult — šėrimasis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Periodiškas paukščių plunksnų ir žinduolių plaukų iškritimas ir naujų augimas. atitikmenys: angl. moult; moulting vok. Federn, n; Haaren, n; Mauser, f rus. линька, f …

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