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eclosion definition

eclo·sion (ē klō′z̸hən)

noun

the emergence of an insect from its egg or from the pupal case

Etymology: Fr éclosion < éclore, to hatch, be hatched < OFr esclore < VL *exclaudere, to hatch out, altered (as if < L ex- + claudere, to close) < L excludere to hatch, drive out, exclude

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