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(ornithology) A moult, typically in penguins, in which most or all of the feathers are shed at the same time / (zoology) A similar process in some seals in which large areas of skin are lost

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catastrophic moult

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catastrophic moult

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(鳥類学)ペンギンなどに見られる、一斉に羽毛の大部分または全てを抜け落とす脱皮現象 / (動物学)一部のアザラシで、大きな領域の皮膚が一度に失われる現象
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科学者たちはペンギンの群れで一斉換羽を観察し、多くの個体が一時的に羽毛を失って無防備になった。

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