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eclosion

[ ih-kloh-zhuhn ]
/ ÉȘˈkloʊ ʒən /
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noun Entomology.
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
the hatching of a larva from its egg.
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Origin of eclosion

1885–90; <French Ă©closion, equivalent to Ă©clos (past participle of Ă©clore to hatch <Vulgar Latin *exclaudēre, for Latin exclĆ«dēre to hatch, exclude) + -ion-ion

Words nearby eclosion

ecliptic latitude, ecliptic longitude, eclogite, eclogue, Eclogues, eclosion, ECM, ecmnesia, ECMO, eco, ecoanxiety
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How to use eclosion in a sentence

  • 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
/ (ÉȘˈkləʊʒən) /
noun
the emergence of an insect larva from the egg or an adult from the pupal case

Word Origin for eclosion

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