換毛

换毛
huànmáo
  1. to molt (of birds)
  2. to change feathers

CEDICT

  1. (of animals with hair) to moult
  2. to moult

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 換 huàn
  1. to exchange
  2. to change (clothes etc)
  3. to substitute
  4. to switch
  5. to convert (currency)
2 毛 máo
  1. hair
  2. feather
  3. down
  4. wool
  5. mildew
  6. mold
  7. coarse or semifinished
  8. young
  9. raw
  10. careless
  11. unthinking
  12. nervous
  13. scared
  14. (of currency) to devalue or depreciate
  15. classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 jiǎo , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分 fēn)

Related entries

換羽 huànyǔ
  1. to molt
  2. to change feathers
脫換 tuōhuàn to molt
脫殼 tuōké
  1. to break out of an eggshell
  2. to molt
  3. to remove the husk
  4. to shell
脫毛 tuōmáo
  1. to lose hair or feathers
  2. to molt
  3. depilation
  4. to shave
脫皮 tuōpí
  1. (of paint etc) to peel off; to flake off
  2. (of an insect or snake etc) to molt
  3. (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc
  4. (fig.) to go through a grueling experience
脫羽 tuōyǔ
  1. to shed feathers
  2. to molt (of birds)
蛻 tuì
  1. skin cast off during molting
  2. exuvia
  3. to pupate
  4. to molt
  5. to slough
  6. to cast off an old skin or shell
蛻皮 tuìpí
  1. skin cast off during molting
  2. exuvium
  3. to pupate
  4. to molt
  5. to slough
  6. to cast off an old skin or shell
蟬破土而出後，會蛻皮，等待身體乾燥變硬，然後飛到樹頂覓食和尋找配偶，牠們通過發出響亮的蟬鳴來尋找配偶。

Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.

Source: Tatoeba