Assertion: exoskeleton | /r/HasProperty | shed
Facets:
value: periodically
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Therefore, growth is periodic and concentrated into a period of time when the exoskeleton is shed, called moulting or ecdysis, which is under the control of a hormone called ecdysone.
text: Thus, the exoskeleton should be shed to achieve further growth.
text: The exoskeleton is shed periodically as the crab grows.