英 [ˈməʊltɪŋ] 美 [ˈmoʊltɪŋ]
n. （动物）脱毛；（毛、羽）脱去（moult 的现在分词）
n. 脱毛，蜕皮
moult /məʊlt/ [ moulting moulted moults ]
不及物动词 When an animal or bird moults, it gradually loses its coat or feathers so that a new coat or feathers can grow. 脱毛; 换羽
Like most aquatic insects, mayflies moult as they grow.
像大多数水生昆虫一样，蜉蝣在成长过程中换羽。
换羽
换羽
蜕皮
换羽
蜕皮;换羽
... moulding培土 moulting换羽 moultinggland脱皮腺 ...
... mould(= mold) 霉菌；模，(胶)模 moulting 蜕皮 moulting hormone(≈ ecdysone) 蜕皮激素 ...
... moulage镭模 moulting脱皮 movablecontrolrod可移动控制棒 ...
... 换气率：air change rate 换毛：moulting 唤起：arousal ...
Their fur is moulting and evidently they find the warmth uncomfortable.
他们正在脱毛，显然他们觉得这温暖很不舒服。
Our moulting season, like that of the fowls, must be a crisis in our lives.
我们的换羽毛的季节，就像飞禽的，必然是生命之中一个大的转折点。
Moulting usually takes place in the protected moist environment of their burrows.
它们总是选择安全且潮湿的地洞来完成脱壳。
Mr Weeks, who remained with his namesake through the night, said seals tend not to eat during moulting and conserve their energy.
But recent research has shown that some wild birds' patterns of flights and stopovers during migrations, or moulting times, differ between El Nino and La Nina years.
Lisa Argilla, a vet at Wellington Zoo, said the penguin had possibly struggled to find enough food or had had problems hunting and had come ashore as he needed to go through his seasonal moulting.