Moult

"Moult" in Japanese

抜け替わり

nukekawari

(process)

monuke, nukegara

(skin or feathers cast off)

抜け替わる

nukekawaru

(to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal)

生え変わる

haekawaru

(to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal)

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