eclosion
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ʒən noun Entomology.
1.
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
2.
the hatching of a larva from its egg.
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| —n | |
| the emergence of an insect larva from the egg or an adult from the pupal case | |
| [C19: from French éclosion, from éclore to hatch, ultimately from Latin exclūdere to shut out, | |
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Eclosion
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
Pupation occurs by late summer, followed by adult eclosion within one month.
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