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eclosion
[ ih-kloh-zhuhn ]
/ ɪˈkloʊ 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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Words nearby eclosion
ecliptic latitude, ecliptic longitude, eclogite, eclogue, Eclogues, eclosion, ECM, ECMO, eco, ecoanxiety, ecocatastrophe
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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
/ (ɪˈkləʊʒən) /
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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