exuviation
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It undergoes three moults, each time altering its figure, until at the third exuviation it has become enclosed in a bivalve shell, and has acquired a second eye.
From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)
In 102 days it underwent exuviation, when it appeared again, perfect as before, with a shell of snowy white, and a little red speckling on the limbs.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
After the exuviation of the larval integuments, and when calcification commences, the first layer of shell is deposited under, and then round these primordial valves.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
I preserved this mutilated object with uncommon care, watching it almost incessantly day and night: expecting another exuviation which might be attended with interesting consequences, I felt much anxiety for its survivance.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
About a month after this exuviation the animal perished accidentally, having been two years and eight months under examination.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
