Eclosion

/ɛˈkloʊʒən/ noun

Definition

The emergence of a young insect from its egg or chrysalis, or the hatching or bursting forth from a cocoon or similar structure.

Etymology

From French 'éclosion', from Old French 'eclore' meaning 'to open' or 'to hatch', from Latin 'excludere' (to shut out, but evolved to mean opening out). The prefix 'ex-' means out, and 'claudere' means to close.

Kelly Says

Eclosion is one of nature's most dramatic moments—a butterfly spending weeks inside a chrysalis then suddenly breaking through in minutes, its wings still wet and crumpled, ready to fly!

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