eclosion

[ih-kloh-zhuh n]

noun Entomology.

the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.

the hatching of a larva from its egg.

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

eclosion

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 exclūdere to shut out, exclude

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