eclosion

[ ih-kloh-zhuhn ]

noun

, Entomology.

1. the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
2. the hatching of a larva from its egg.

eclosion

/ ɪˈkləʊʒən /

noun

1. the emergence of an insect larva from the egg or an adult from the pupal case

Word History and Origins

Origin of eclosion¹

1885–90; < French éclosion, equivalent to éclos (past participle of éclore to hatch < Vulgar Latin *exclaudēre, for Latin exclūdēre to hatch, exclude ) + -ion -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of eclosion¹

C19: from French éclosion, from éclore to hatch, ultimately from Latin exclūdere to shut out, exclude

Example Sentences

Recordings were performed on adult females 7days after eclosion using an established optics setup.

From Nature

Flies were collected within ~8 h after eclosion without using CO2 anaesthesia.

From Nature

Recordings were performed on adult female flies 5 days after eclosion, except that 7-day flies were used in UAS-rpr experiments, and flies 24–36h after eclosion were used in UAS-TNT experiments because TNT-expressing ORNs began to lose spike activities in older flies.

From Nature

Flies were tested 24–32h after eclosion after ~24h starvation.

From Nature

Female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes were used ~4 days after eclosion.

From Nature