moults

英 [məʊlts] 美 [moʊlts]

v.  换羽; 蜕毛
moult的第三人称单数



柯林斯词典

    in AM, use 美国英语用 molt

  1. VERB 脱毛;蜕皮;换羽
    When an animal or bird moults, it gradually loses its coat or feathers so that a new coat or feathers can grow.
    1. Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age.
      燕雀大约在12个星期大小的时候开始换羽毛。

双语例句

  1. The nymph stage is 17 days with 4 moults.
    若虫期17天,脱皮4次;
  2. It moults about 8 times from the nymph to the adult.
    自若虫至成虫约经8次脱皮;
  3. At 28 ℃, the nematodes completed 3 moults 27 days after inoculation ( DAI) and stopped growing, thus died finally.
    南方根结线虫在龙溪8号香蕉离体苗根内发育缓慢,在28±1℃下,接种后27d完成了3次蜕皮并停止生长而最终死亡。