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moult
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moult (US), molt
the periodic process of moulting


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They will also eat dead insects and their own moulted exoskeletons.
If the toes are well worn or if the shell has signs of barnacles, then the crab will not have moulted recently and is likely to be fuller and meatier inside.
These are the ones that have long since moulted and have been packing on flesh and weight for the past few months.
 
 
 
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