molt

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They molt multiple times, eventually becoming something less shrimpy and more lobsterlike, called a megalopa.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

However, larger species such as great horned owls tend to molt slower, and can take two or more years to replace all their feathers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Mr. Rave says that after the eggs hatch, many of the mothers go off to molt.

From NewsForKids.net • May 7, 2024

A few days after they emerge and molt, the males will start buzzing in an effort to find a mate, a slow-building crescendo of noise that in a chorus can be louder than a plane.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

As the spiders molt and grow, the net is enlarged.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson