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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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

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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