eclosion

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noun

The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.

OriginFrench éclosion →
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Meanings

nouneclosion (countable and uncountable, plural eclosions)

plural eclosions · alternative eclosure

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.

Origin

  1. Frenchéclore
  2. Frenchéclosion
  3. Englisheclosion

Borrowed from French éclosion.

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Translations

Czech líhnutí
  • líhnutíemergence from pupa or egg
Finnish kuoriutuminen
  • kuoriutuminenemergence from pupa or egg
German Schlüpfen, Ausschlüpfen
  • Schlüpfenemergence from pupa or egg
  • Ausschlüpfenemergence from pupa or egg
Japanese 羽化, 孵化
  • 羽化 (uka)emergence from pupa or egg
  • 孵化 (fuka)emergence from pupa or egg

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APA

eclosion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eclosion

MLA

“eclosion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eclosion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eclosion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eclosion.

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