molt
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verb no object
〈鳥が〉羽毛が生え替わる; 〈動物が〉毛などが生え替わる, 脱皮する
e.g. with object : the snake molts its skin
e.g. the adult birds were already molting into their winter shades of gray.
e.g. the last of his juvenile plumage had molted.
noun
抜け替わり, 脱皮, その時期
e.g. the mountain goat is brilliant white after the autumn molt
e.g. in the complete life cycle there are four molts.
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