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Variations:
抜き足
抜足
ぬき足

see styles
 nukiashi
    ぬきあし
(See 差し足・1) stealthy footsteps

Variations:
抜ける(P)
脱ける

see styles
 nukeru
    ぬける
(v1,vi) (1) to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose; (v1,vi) (2) to fade; to discolour; (v1,vi) (3) to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); (v1,vi) (4) to leave (e.g. a meeting); (v1,vi) (5) to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky); (v1,vi) (6) (usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている) to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish; (v1,vi) (7) {comp} to exit (a program loop); (transitive verb) (8) to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse; (transitive verb) (9) {hanaf} to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

Variations:
抜け作
抜作
ヌケ作

see styles
 nukesaku; nukesaku
    ぬけさく; ヌケサク
(colloquialism) (derogatory term) fool; dimwit; blockhead

Variations:
抜け目
抜目(io)

see styles
 nukeme
    ぬけめ
(See 抜け目がない) imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake

Variations:
ごぼう抜き
牛蒡抜き

see styles
 gobounuki / gobonuki
    ごぼうぬき
(1) pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; (2) forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); (3) overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead

Variations:
切り抜き絵
切抜き絵

see styles
 kirinukie
    きりぬきえ
cutout picture

Variations:
切り抜ける
切抜ける

see styles
 kirinukeru
    きりぬける
(transitive verb) (1) to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); (transitive verb) (2) to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

Variations:
垢抜ける
あか抜ける

see styles
 akanukeru
    あかぬける
(v1,vi) to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

Variations:
居抜き
居抜(io)

see styles
 inuki
    いぬき
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included

Variations:
煮抜き卵
煮抜き玉子

see styles
 ninukitamago
    にぬきたまご
(ksb:) hard-boiled egg

Variations:
税抜き
税抜(io)

see styles
 zeinuki / zenuki
    ぜいぬき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) tax excluded; excluding tax

Variations:
税抜価格
税抜き価格

see styles
 zeinukikakaku / zenukikakaku
    ぜいぬきかかく
price without taxes added; price before tax

Variations:
言い抜ける
言抜ける

see styles
 iinukeru / inukeru
    いいぬける
(transitive verb) to explain away; to answer evasively

選抜高等学校野球大会

see styles
 senbatsukoutougakkouyakyuutaikai / senbatsukotogakkoyakyutaikai
    せんばつこうとうがっこうやきゅうたいかい
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien

Variations:
駆け抜ける
駆抜ける

see styles
 kakenukeru
    かけぬける
(v1,vi) to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

Variations:
抜き書き
抜書き
抜書

see styles
 nukigaki
    ぬきがき
(noun, transitive verb) extract; excerpt

Variations:
抜け目ない
抜け目無い

see styles
 nukemenai
    ぬけめない
(adjective) (idiom) shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

Variations:
抜け道
抜け路(rK)

see styles
 nukemichi
    ぬけみち
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; shortcut; way of escape; (2) loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

Variations:
こだわり抜く
拘り抜く

see styles
 kodawarinuku
    こだわりぬく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

Variations:
ずば抜ける
ズバ抜ける

see styles
 zubanukeru
    ずばぬける
(v1,vi) to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above; to tower above the rest

Variations:
切り抜き(P)
切抜き

see styles
 kirinuki
    きりぬき
(1) clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); (2) (abbreviation) (See 切り抜き絵,切り抜き細工) cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

Variations:
切り抜き帳
切り抜き帖

see styles
 kirinukichou / kirinukicho
    きりぬきちょう
scrapbook

Variations:
射抜く
射ぬく
射貫く

see styles
 inuku
    いぬく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

Variations:
気が抜ける
気がぬける

see styles
 kiganukeru
    きがぬける
(exp,v1) (1) to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to be discouraged; (exp,v1) (2) to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor; to lose flavour; to be exhausted; to feel spent

Variations:
腰が抜ける
腰がぬける

see styles
 koshiganukeru
    こしがぬける
(exp,v1) to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

Variations:
走り抜ける
走りぬける

see styles
 hashirinukeru
    はしりぬける
(v1,vi) to run through; to run past

Variations:
追い抜く(P)
追抜く

see styles
 oinuku
    おいぬく
(transitive verb) (1) (See 追い越す・おいこす・1) to pass (a car); to overtake; (transitive verb) (2) (See 追い越す・おいこす・2) to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance; to outsail

Variations:
通り抜ける
通りぬける

see styles
 toorinukeru
    とおりぬける
(v1,vi) to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

Variations:
飛び抜ける
飛びぬける

see styles
 tobinukeru
    とびぬける
(v1,vi) to be preeminent; to be outstanding

Variations:
くぐり抜ける
潜り抜ける

see styles
 kugurinukeru
    くぐりぬける
(transitive verb) (1) to go through; to pass through; (transitive verb) (2) to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon); to evade (the law)

Variations:
ケツ毛を抜く
尻毛を抜く

see styles
 ketsugeonuku; shirigeonuku(尻毛oku)
    けつげをぬく; しりげをぬく(尻毛を抜く)
(exp,v5k) (idiom) (See 尻毛) to startle (someone); to make someone jump out of their skin; to take someone by surprise; to pull (someone's) butt hair

Variations:
ら抜き言葉
ら抜きことば

see styles
 ranukikotoba
    らぬきことば
(e.g. 見れる, 食べれる, 来れる) dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"

Variations:
切り抜き人形
切抜き人形

see styles
 kirinukiningyou / kirinukiningyo
    きりぬきにんぎょう
cutout (paper) doll

Variations:
切り抜き細工
切抜き細工

see styles
 kirinukizaiku
    きりぬきざいく
cutouts (of coloured paper)

Variations:
抜き去る
抜きさる
抜去る

see styles
 nukisaru
    ぬきさる
(transitive verb) (1) to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; (transitive verb) (2) to pull out; to extract; to remove; to take away

Variations:
ババ抜き
ばば抜き
婆抜き

see styles
 babanuki(babaki); babanuki(babaki, 婆ki)
    ババぬき(ババ抜き); ばばぬき(ばば抜き, 婆抜き)
(1) old maid (card game); (2) (slang) living without one's mother-in-law

Variations:
ぶち抜き
打ち抜き(rK)

see styles
 buchinuki
    ぶちぬき
(1) removing a partition (wall); (adverb) (2) (colloquialism) straight through without interruption

Variations:
ぶち抜く
打ち抜く(rK)

see styles
 buchinuku
    ぶちぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to pierce; to go through; to bore into; to dig through; (transitive verb) (2) to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; (transitive verb) (3) to carry out (to completion)

Variations:
切り抜く
切りぬく
切抜く

see styles
 kirinuku
    きりぬく
(transitive verb) to cut out; to clip from; to extract

Variations:
斬新奇抜
嶄新奇抜(oK)

see styles
 zanshinkibatsu
    ざんしんきばつ
(yoji) novel; unconventional; cutting-edge

Variations:
理屈抜き
理屈ぬき(sK)

see styles
 rikutsunuki
    りくつぬき
(adj-no,n) without any reason; without logic; visceral

Variations:
突き抜ける(P)
突抜ける

see styles
 tsukinukeru
    つきぬける
(v1,vi) to pierce through; to break through

Variations:
起き抜け
起きぬけ
起抜け

see styles
 okinuke
    おきぬけ
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

Variations:
踏み抜く
踏抜く
踏み貫く

see styles
 fuminuku
    ふみぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; (transitive verb) (2) to put one's foot through (the floor)

Variations:
抜きがたい
抜き難い
抜難い

see styles
 nukigatai
    ぬきがたい
(adjective) deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)

Variations:
抜け道
抜け路
抜道(io)

see styles
 nukemichi
    ぬけみち
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; way of escape; (2) loophole; excuse

Variations:
選り抜き
より抜き
えり抜き

see styles
 yorinuki(選riki, yoriki); erinuki(選riki, eriki)
    よりぬき(選り抜き, より抜き); えりぬき(選り抜き, えり抜き)
(adj-no,n) the very best; elite

Variations:
抜き刷り
抜刷り
抜刷
抜き刷

see styles
 nukizuri
    ぬきずり
(noun/participle) offprint; reprint

Variations:
抜粋(P)
抜萃
抜枠(iK)

see styles
 bassui
    ばっすい
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) extract; excerpt; selection

Variations:
ぶっこ抜く
打っこ抜く(rK)

see styles
 bukkonuku
    ぶっこぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to pull out (with force); (transitive verb) (2) to pierce; to bore into; to join (multiple rooms) into one; (transitive verb) (3) to steal (e.g. personal information)

Variations:
吹き抜け
吹抜け
吹抜(sK)

see styles
 fukinuke
    ふきぬけ
(1) (See 階段の吹き抜け) atrium; well (in building); vault; (n,adj-f) (2) blow-by; blow-bye; blowout; (can be adjective with の) (3) drafty; draughty

Variations:
垢抜け
あか抜け
垢抜(io)

see styles
 akanuke
    あかぬけ
(n,vs,vi) refinement; style; sophistication

Variations:
垢抜け
あか抜け
垢抜(sK)

see styles
 akanuke
    あかぬけ
(n,vs,vi) refinement; style; sophistication

Variations:
すり抜ける
擦り抜ける
擦抜ける

see styles
 surinukeru
    すりぬける
(v1,vi) (1) to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to make one's way through; (v1,vi) (2) to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

Variations:
吹き抜ける
吹きぬける
吹抜ける

see styles
 fukinukeru
    ふきぬける
(v1,vi) to blow through; to blow across

Variations:
股抜き
また抜き
股ぬき(sK)

see styles
 matanuki
    またぬき
(colloquialism) {sports} nutmeg (in soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis)

Variations:
抜け出す(P)
抜けだす
脱け出す

see styles
 nukedasu
    ぬけだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation); (v5s,vi) (2) to break into the lead; to get ahead; (v5s,vi) (3) to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); (v5s,vi) (4) {comp} to break out (of a loop)

Variations:
ババ抜き
ばば抜き
婆抜き(rK)

see styles
 babanuki; babanuki(sk)
    ばばぬき; ババぬき(sk)
(1) {cards} old maid (game); (2) (slang) living without one's mother-in-law

Variations:
売り抜ける
売りぬける
うり抜ける

see styles
 urinukeru
    うりぬける
(v1,vi) to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit

Variations:
度肝を抜く
度胆を抜く
ド肝を抜く

see styles
 dogimoonuku(度肝oku, 度胆oku); dogimoonuku(do肝oku)
    どぎもをぬく(度肝を抜く, 度胆を抜く); ドぎもをぬく(ド肝を抜く)
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone)

Variations:
振り抜く
振りぬく
振抜く(sK)

see styles
 furinuku
    ふりぬく
(transitive verb) to swing (a bat, racket etc.) all the way through; to swing completely; to take a full swing

Variations:
掘り抜く
掘抜く
堀り抜く(iK)

see styles
 horinuku
    ほりぬく
(transitive verb) to dig through; to drill into; to excavate

Variations:
売り抜く
売りぬく
うり抜く
売抜く

see styles
 urinuku
    うりぬく
(transitive verb) (See 売り抜ける) to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)

Variations:
売り抜け
売りぬけ
うり抜け
売抜け

see styles
 urinuke
    うりぬけ
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market

Variations:
居合い抜き
居合抜き
居合抜(io)

see styles
 iainuki
    いあいぬき
(1) (See 居合い) iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; (2) iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)

Variations:
居合い抜き
居合抜き
居合抜(sK)

see styles
 iainuki
    いあいぬき
(1) (See 居合い) iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; (2) (hist) iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)

Variations:
いじめ抜く
苛め抜く
イジメ抜く
虐め抜く(rK)

see styles
 ijimenuku
    いじめぬく
(transitive verb) to thoroughly abuse; to completely torment; to bully to the end

Variations:
うつつを抜かす
現を抜かす
現つを抜かす

see styles
 utsutsuonukasu
    うつつをぬかす
(exp,v5s) (as 〜にうつつ...) to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

Variations:
くり抜く
くり貫く
刳り抜く
刳り貫く
刳抜く(io)
刳貫く(io)

see styles
 kurinuku
    くりぬく
(transitive verb) to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

Variations:
すっぱ抜き
素っ破抜き
素破抜き
透っ破抜き(iK)
透破抜き(iK)

see styles
 suppanuki
    すっぱぬき
(See 素っ破抜く・すっぱぬく) exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation

Variations:
すっぱ抜く
素っ破抜く
素破抜く(io)

see styles
 suppanuku
    すっぱぬく
(transitive verb) to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask

Variations:
ぶち抜く
打ち抜く(rK)
ブチ抜く(sK)

see styles
 buchinuku
    ぶちぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to pierce; to go through; to bore into; to dig through; (transitive verb) (2) to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; (transitive verb) (3) to carry out (to completion)

Variations:
もぬけの殻
蛻の殻
もぬけの空(iK)
モヌケの殻(sK)
モヌケの空(sK)
藻抜けの殻(sK)
蛻の空(sK)
蛻のから(sK)
裳抜けの殻(sK)
蛻けの殻(sK)

see styles
 monukenokara; monukenokara(sk)
    もぬけのから; もぬけのカラ(sk)
(exp,n) (1) (See もぬけ) completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted; (exp,n) (2) body from which the soul has left; corpse; (exp,n) (3) (orig. meaning) shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

Variations:
もぬけの殻
蛻の殻
藻抜けの殻
蛻けの殻
もぬけの空(iK)
蛻の空(iK)

see styles
 monukenokara
    もぬけのから
(exp,n) (1) (See 蛻・もぬけ) completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted; (exp,n) (2) body from which the soul has left; corpse; (exp,n) (3) (orig. meaning) shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

Variations:
出し抜く
出しぬく(sK)
だし抜く(sK)

see styles
 dashinuku
    だしぬく
(transitive verb) to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

Variations:
切り抜き(P)
切抜き
切抜(sK)
切りぬき(sK)

see styles
 kirinuki
    きりぬき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); (2) (abbreviation) (See 切り抜き絵,切り抜き細工) cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); (3) (colloquialism) clip (from a video); video clip

Variations:
吹き抜き
吹き抜
吹抜き
吹き貫き
吹き貫
吹貫き

see styles
 fukinuki
    ふきぬき
(1) (See 吹き抜け・ふきぬけ・1) stairwell; atrium; (2) streamer; pennant

Variations:
射抜く
射貫く(rK)
射ぬく(sK)

see styles
 inuku
    いぬく
(transitive verb) to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

Variations:
引き抜く(P)
引抜く(P)
引きぬく

see styles
 hikinuku
    ひきぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot; (transitive verb) (2) to headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice

Variations:
引き抜く(P)
引抜く(sK)
引きぬく(sK)

see styles
 hikinuku
    ひきぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot; (transitive verb) (2) to headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice

Variations:
張り抜き
張抜き
張り貫き(rK)
張貫き(rK)

see styles
 harinuki
    はりぬき
(See 張り子・1) papier-mâché

Variations:
打ち抜く
打ち貫く(rK)
打ちぬく(sK)
打抜く(sK)
うち抜く(sK)

see styles
 uchinuku
    うちぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to pierce; to perforate; to bore into; (transitive verb) (2) to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); (transitive verb) (3) to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one; (transitive verb) (4) to carry out (to completion)

Variations:
打ち抜く
打ち貫く(rK)
打抜く(sK)
うち抜く(sK)

see styles
 uchinuku
    うちぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to pierce; to perforate; to bore into; (transitive verb) (2) to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); (transitive verb) (3) to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one; (transitive verb) (4) to carry out (to completion)

Variations:
打ち抜く
打抜く
打ち貫く
ぶち抜く
うち抜く

see styles
 uchinuku(打chiku, 打ku, 打chi貫ku, uchiku); buchinuku(打chiku, 打ku, buchiku)
    うちぬく(打ち抜く, 打抜く, 打ち貫く, うち抜く); ぶちぬく(打ち抜く, 打抜く, ぶち抜く)
(transitive verb) (1) to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; (transitive verb) (2) to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

Variations:
抜きん出る
抜きんでる
抽んでる
擢んでる

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 nukinderu
    ぬきんでる
(Ichidan verb) (1) to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to be far better; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent; (Ichidan verb) (2) to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

Variations:
抜きん出る
抜きんでる
抽んでる(rK)
擢んでる(rK)

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 nukinderu
    ぬきんでる
(v1,vi) (1) to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to be far better; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent; (v1,vi) (2) to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

Variations:
抜き取る
抜きとる(sK)
抜取る(sK)

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 nukitoru
    ぬきとる
(transitive verb) (1) to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to remove; (transitive verb) (2) to pick out; to take (a sample); (transitive verb) (3) to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer; to pickpocket

Variations:
抜き書き
抜書き
抜書
ぬき書き(sK)

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 nukigaki
    ぬきがき
(noun, transitive verb) extract; excerpt

Variations:
抜き足差し足
ぬき足さし足
抜き足さし足
抜足差足

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 nukiashisashiashi
    ぬきあしさしあし
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

Variations:
抜け出す(P)
脱け出す
抜出す(sK)
脱出す(sK)
抜けだす(sK)
脱けだす(sK)
ぬけ出す(sK)

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 nukedasu
    ぬけだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation); (v5s,vi) (2) to break into the lead; to get ahead; (v5s,vi) (3) to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); (v5s,vi) (4) {comp} to break out (of a loop)

Variations:
抜け替わる
抜け変わる
抜け代わる
抜けかわる
抜け替る
抜け代る
抜け変る

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 nukekawaru
    ぬけかわる
(v5r,vi) to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)

Variations:
抜け殻
脱け殻
抜殻(io)
脱殻(io)

see styles
 nukegara
    ぬけがら
(See 蛻・もぬけ) cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

Variations:
抜け道
抜け路(rK)
抜道(sK)
抜路(sK)

see styles
 nukemichi
    ぬけみち
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; shortcut; way of escape; (2) loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

Variations:
抜粋(P)
抜萃(rK)
抜枠(sK)

see styles
 bassui
    ばっすい
(noun, transitive verb) extract; excerpt; selection

Variations:
拍子抜け
拍子ぬけ(sK)
拍子抜(sK)

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 hyoushinuke / hyoshinuke
    ひょうしぬけ
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

Variations:
掘り抜き井戸
掘抜き井戸
掘抜井戸(io)

see styles
 horinukiido / horinukido
    ほりぬきいど
artesian well; tapped well

Variations:
撃ち抜く
撃ちぬく(sK)
撃抜く(sK)

see styles
 uchinuku
    うちぬく
(transitive verb) to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through

Variations:
染み抜き
シミ抜き
しみ抜き(sK)
染抜き(sK)

see styles
 shiminuki
    しみぬき
stain removal

Variations:
肩の力を抜く
肩の力をぬく
肩のちからをぬく

see styles
 katanochikaraonuku
    かたのちからをぬく
(exp,v5k) to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

Variations:

蛻け
藻抜け(ateji)
裳脱け

see styles
 monuke
    もぬけ
(kana only) shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis

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