Difference between Molt and Exuviate

What is the difference between Molt and Exuviate?

Molt as a verb is to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc. and replace it by a fresh layer. while Exuviate as a verb is to shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).

Molt

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The skin or feathers cast off during the process of molting.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc. and replace it by a fresh layer. To shed in such a manner.

Exuviate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).

We hope you now know whether to use Molt or Exuviate in your sentence.

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