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eclosion

eclosion

9.9
A young animal coming out of its egg or pupa
  • noun
  • /ɪˈkloʊʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : eclosión
  • After a month of development, the frog reached eclosion and emerged from its egg.

Examples

  • The butterfly's eclosion marked the end of its metamorphosis.

  • So you've got the egg stage, larval stages, eclosion and adulthood.

  • The scientist observed the eclosion of the beetles under controlled conditions.

Synonyms

hatch
vseclosion
199 1.9

The time when young animals come out of eggs

is broader and includes emergence from pupae and similar enclosures
hatching
vseclosion
2 2.2

The time when young animals come out of an egg

is broader and also covers emergence from pupae and other enclosures

Surface Forms

eclosion singular
eclosions plural

Morphology

eclosion = eclose (transparent) = eclose + ion

Formed by regular noun-formation from the verb 'eclose' with '-ion'; the noun denotes the act or process expressed by the verb.

Etymology

Eclosion comes from the parts e- 'out' and the same root as close 'shut', so it originally meant 'coming out of something closed'. That's why eclosion means the moment an insect comes out of its egg or cocoon.