Moulter (Noun)
Meaning
An animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair).
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The snake was a skilled moulter, able to shed its skin in one piece without any visible trauma.
- During molting season, the butterfly conservatory was filled with delicate, vulnerable moulters clinging to leaves for support.
- After ecdysis, the moulters can be identified by their soft, fragile exoskeletons that will harden over time.
- Scientists have observed that some invertebrate moulters can eat the old skin to recycle its nutrients.
- In certain species of spiders, the moulters will use their own web to protect themselves from predators during this vulnerable phase.