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eclosion

[ih-kloh-zhuh n]
noun Entomology.
  1. the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
  2. the hatching of a larva from its egg.
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Origin of eclosion

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

  • The chrysalids under the sod, their eclosion time completed, were coming into their own—bringing perfection with them.

    Pet Farm

    Roger Dee

British Dictionary definitions for eclosion

eclosion

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

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