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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
moult .
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Examples
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Thus in the life-story of an insect or other arthropod, such as a lobster, a spider, or a centipede, there must be a succession of cuticle-castings -- 'moults' or _ecdyses_ as they are often called.
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The tobacco hornworm normally moults five times and then wanders down from its plant to the ground.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The tobacco hornworm normally moults five times and then wanders down from its plant to the ground.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The tobacco hornworm normally moults five times and then wanders down from its plant to the ground.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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These larvae undergo around 12 moults before becoming mature in 2 to 3 weeks.
Crustacea 2008
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Since mating usually occurs just after the female moults, males often grasp her and are towed around while waiting for her to moult.
Crustacea 2008
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As the worm grows it moults, sloughing off the outer layer.
Nematoda 2008
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The eggs hatch into nauplius or metanauplius larvae which undergo several moults before reaching maturity.
Crustacea 2008
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The number of larval moults can range from 12 to 45 depending on the species.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Other life forms triggered by rainfall include the fascinating ‘instant crustacean’ (Triops); this creature lies dormant for years until the arrival of a rainstorm and then hatches, moults from its cyst, and grows to its full size within the space of several days.
Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands 2008
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