molt
🇺🇸
/məʊlt/
🇬🇧
/məʊlt/
When animals shed their old feathers, fur, or skin to allow for new growth.
Every year, my cat molts and leaves fur everywhere.
每年,我的猫都会脱毛,到处都是毛。
When animals naturally lose their old feathers, fur, or skin so new ones can grow.
It's fascinating to see how snakes molt their skin entirely.
看蛇完全蜕皮的过程真是太神奇了。
The process of shedding old feathers, fur, or skin, which happens for many animals.
A molt can leave some animals looking quite bare until their new fur or feathers grow in.
脱毛可以使一些动物看起来相当光秃,直到它们新的毛发或羽毛长出。