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"roman": "heomureul beotda",
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"word": "허물을 벗다"
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"note": "of feathers",
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"The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting."
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"word": "hamskipti"
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"note": "of birds",
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"roman": "monuke, nukegara",
"sense": "skin or feathers cast off",
"word": "蛻"
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"note": "for snake",
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"sense": "skin or feathers cast off",
"word": "പടം"
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"word": "換毛"
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"word": "换毛"
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"word": "蛻皮"
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"word": "蜕皮"
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"word": "línat"
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"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
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"word": "přesrstit se"
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"word": "přepeřit"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
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"word": "svlékat se"
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"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "ruien"
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"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
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"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
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"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
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"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "luoda nahkansa"
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"code": "fi",
"english": "feathers",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "pudottaa höyhenensä"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "muer"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
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"english": "feathers",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
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"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
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"note": "of insects and reptiles",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "hleypa hömum"
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"note": "of birds",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "fella fjaðrir"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"note": "of cats and dogs",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "fara úr hárum"
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{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "mutare"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 23",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "fare la muta"
},
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"alt": "ぬけかわる",
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"roman": "nukekawaru",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "抜け替わる"
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"alt": "はえかわる",
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"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "生え変わる"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "línat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "pelichat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "přesrstit se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "přepeřit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "svlékat se"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"english": "feathers",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "ruien"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"english": "falcons",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "muiten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"english": "skin",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "vervellen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"english": "fur",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "verharen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "skin",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "luoda nahkansa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "feathers",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "pudottaa höyhenensä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "muer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "mudar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"english": "feathers",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "esplumar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "feathers",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "mausern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "skin",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "häuten"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "vedlik"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"note": "of insects and reptiles",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "hleypa hömum"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"note": "of birds",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "fella fjaðrir"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"note": "of cats and dogs",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "fara úr hárum"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "mutare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "fare la muta"
},
{
"alt": "ぬけかわる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nukekawaru",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "抜け替わる"
},
{
"alt": "はえかわる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "haekawaru",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "生え変わる"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "turuki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "whakamāunu"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "mudar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "năpârli"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "linjátʹ",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "линя́ть"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"english": "skin; se",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "leviti"
},
{
"code": "alt",
"lang": "Southern Altai",
"roman": "tüleer",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "тӱлеер"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "pelechar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "mudar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "ömsa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal",
"word": "rugga"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shed in such a manner (transitive form)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "svlékat (kůži, krunýř)"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shed in such a manner (transitive form)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "shazovat (paroží, srst)"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to shed in such a manner (transitive form)",
"word": "muer"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shed in such a manner (transitive form)",
"word": "ömsa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to shed in such a manner (transitive form)",
"word": "rugga"
}
],
"word": "moult"
}
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