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ecloses

ecloses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eclose.

Meaning of eclose

Verb

eclose (third-person singular simple present ecloses, present participle eclosing, simple past and past participle eclosed)

  1. (intransitive) To give rise to, or to undergo, eclosion.
    • In a 17 h light : 7 h dark regimen, H. cecropa eclose in the morning and A. pemyi, in the evening.2003, Handbook of Zoology, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 249

Questions about ecloses

What is ecloses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ecloses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eclose.

Words near ecloses in the dictionary

  1. eclogs
  2. eclogue
  3. eclogues
  4. eclose
  5. eclosed
  6. ecloses
  7. eclosing
  8. eclosion
  9. eclosions
  10. eclosure
  11. eclosures

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