蜕期

蛻期
tuìqī

instar (a stage in the development of arthropods)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 蜕 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
=2 期 qī
  1. variant of 期 qī
  2. period
  3. cycle
=2 期 qī
  1. a period of time
  2. phase
  3. stage
  4. classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study
  5. time
  6. term
  7. period
  8. to hope
  9. Taiwan pr. qí
=2 期 jī
  1. (historical, obsolete) short for 期服 (“mourning garment worn for one year following the death of a senior family member; yearlong period of mourning”)
  2. (obsolete) whole year; entire month; one-year anniversary
  3. short for 期服 (“mourning garment worn for one year following the death of a senior family member; yearlong period of mourning”)
  4. whole year; entire month; one-year anniversary