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eclosure

eclosure noun: the emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.

Noun

eclosure (plural eclosures)

  1. The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg

Forms of eclosure

pluraleclosures
alternative formeclosion

Questions about eclosure

What does eclosure mean?
Eclosure means the emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.
What part of speech is eclosure?
Eclosure is a noun.
What is the plural of eclosure?
The plural of eclosure is eclosures.

Words near eclosure in the dictionary

  1. eclosed
  2. ecloses
  3. eclosing
  4. eclosion
  5. eclosions
  6. eclosure
  7. eclosures
  8. eclown
  9. ECLSS
  10. eclub
  11. eclubs

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