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eclosion|ɪˈkləʊʒən|
[a. F. éclosion, n. of action of éclore, f. é- = ex- + clore:—L. claudĕre to shut.]
Emergence from concealment; spec. in Ent., the emerging of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.
1889in Cent. Dict. [ 1906W. James Let. 7 Apr. (1920) II. 246 It is queer to be assisting at the éclosion of a great new mental epoch, life, religion, and philosophy in one.] 1925A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. 186 As the time for the eclosion of the imago approaches the pupa noticeably darkens in colour. 1928S. Thompson Battle of the Horizons v. vii, Her speculation vaguely pursued the fate of that simper—the man waiting for the savour of its rehearsed eclosion. 1953H. Miller Plexus (1963) vii. 282 What intrigues me to this day, is the glory and the wonder of eclosion. |