moulter

Definitions of moulter
  1. noun
    an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)
    synonyms: molter
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    type of:
    animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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