Molts

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of molt form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of molt form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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castecdysisexuviatemoltingmoultmoult

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"Like arthropods today, trilobites molted as they grew, shedding their old exoskeleton. These molts could fossilize, so one animal could leave several different sized fossils behind."

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