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单词 eclosion
释义

eclosion

[ ih-kloh-zhuhn ]
/ ɪˈkloʊ ʒən /

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

Words nearby eclosion

ecliptic latitude, ecliptic longitude, eclogite, eclogue, Eclogues, eclosion, ECM, ecmnesia, ECMO, eco, ecoanxiety
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Example sentences from the Web for eclosion

  • 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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