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eclosion
[ ih-kloh-zhuhn ]
noun
, Entomology.
- the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- the hatching of a larva from its egg.
eclosion
/ ɪˈkləʊʒən /
noun
- the emergence of an insect larva from the egg or an adult from the pupal case
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eclosion1
C19: from French éclosion, from éclore to hatch, ultimately from Latin exclūdere to shut out, exclude
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Example Sentences
The chrysalids under the sod, their eclosion time completed, were coming into their own—bringing perfection with them.
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