Difference between Slough and Molt

What is the difference between Slough and Molt?

Slough as a verb is to shed (skin). while Molt as a verb is to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc. and replace it by a fresh layer.

Slough

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shed (skin).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. Dead skin on a sore or ulcer. A muddy or marshy area. A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees. A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide. A state of depression.

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.

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

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