molt
Example Sentences
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They molt multiple times, eventually becoming something less shrimpy and more lobsterlike, called a megalopa.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
“But that seriously set back the bird’s rehabilitation because now it has to go through a complete molt to be able to grow those feathers back.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025
Mr. Rave says that after the eggs hatch, many of the mothers go off to molt.
From NewsForKids.net • May 7, 2024
A few days after they emerge and molt, the males will start buzzing in an effort to find a mate, a slow-building crescendo of noise that in a chorus can be louder than a plane.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
As the spiders molt and grow, the net is enlarged.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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