moulted
past simple and past participle ofmoult
| 单词 | moulted |
| 释义 | moulted past simple and past participle ofmoult moult verb[I] UK(USmolt)uk/məʊlt/us/moʊlt/(of abirdoranimal) tolosefeathers,skin, orhairas anaturalprocessat aparticulartimeofyearso that newfeathers,skin, orhaircangrow Animal (non-human) behaviour
Examplesofmoultedmoulted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Larval performance was studied by following larvae enclosed in cages from newlymoultedsecond instars to third instars in the field. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1997 and 1998, 6 and 12 newlymoultedfourth instar larvae respectively were ascribed to a specific temperature and type of leaf. From theCambridge English Corpus To determine the actual fertility, for several seasons newlymoultedmales and females were kept until their death in outside wire cages. From theCambridge English Corpus Relationships between these aspects of size in themoultedadult ticks and their weights as engorged nymphs were then investigated. From theCambridge English Corpus The second stadium lasted for 2-3 days, after which theymoulted(9 days post-oviposition). From theCambridge English Corpus The sclerites vary greatly in size, however, suggesting poor sorting and that the fauna represents an autochthonous fossil assemblage ofmoultedexuviae. From theCambridge English Corpus The newlymoultedindividuals were recognized by their size and the presence of exuviae. From theCambridge English Corpus The larvae in the fishmoultedto fourth-stage larvae. From theCambridge English Corpus The second instar larvae exposed to young plants hadmoultedto third instar by t3 (table 2). From theCambridge English Corpus It was possible to separate recentlymoultedfrom older third instars based on their weight and small body to head size ratio. From theCambridge English Corpus Every individual larva that survived to the end of the experiment hadmoultedto the third instar. From theCambridge English Corpus A few begin to display some slight irregularity in growth, but the great majoritymoultedwithin seven to eight days, averaging seven days. From theCambridge English Corpus Of the two eggs obtained, only one hatched; the larva fed externally on its host andmoultedonce before dying. From theCambridge English Corpus Theymoultedwithin six to seven days, averaging six days. From theCambridge English Corpus At the start of each recording day third instars of uniform size that had justmoulted(within l h) were selected for use. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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