molt; shed skin; slough
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to molt; to shed skin; to slough
technicalBiological term referring to ecdysis in arthropods and reptiles. The process usually occurs periodically as the animal grows, with the organism typically increasing in size after each molt.
Shé蛇
měi每
nián年
yào要
tuì蜕
pí皮
hǎo好
jǐ几
cì次
。
Snakes shed their skin several times every year.
Zhè这
zhī只
kūn昆
chóng虫
zhèng正
zài在
tuì蜕
pí皮
。
This insect is currently molting.
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Yòu幼
chóng虫
tuì蜕
pí皮
hòu后
huì会
zhǎng长
de得
gèng更
dà大
。
Larvae grow bigger after molting.
Tuì蜕
pí皮
shì是
pá爬
xíng行
dòng动
wù物
shēng生
zhǎng长
de的
zhèng正
cháng常
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Molting is a normal phenomenon in the growth of reptiles.