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eclosion
(ē klō′z̸hən)
noun
the emergence of an insect from its egg or from the pupal case
Origin: 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
See eclosion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The emergence of an adult insect from a pupal case or an insect larva from an egg.
Origin:
Origin: French éclosion
Origin: , from éclore, to open
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *exclaudere, to shut out
Origin: : Latin ex-, ex-
Origin: + Latin claudere, to shut
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