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第三人称单数：moults 现在分词：moulting 过去式：moulted v. shed,cast,peel,slough,scale 1. | 换羽；蜕毛to lose feathers or hair before new feathers or hair grow |
v. | 1. to shed feathers, hair, or skin periodically, especially seasonally, in order to allow replacement of what is lost with new growth 2. if an animal or bird moults, it loses its outer layer of skin, fur, feathers etc so that a new layer can replace it | n. | 1. the process or time during which a bird or other animal sheds all or part of its feathers, hair, or skin 2. the feathers, hair, or skin shed by a bird or other animal |
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