Definition of Eclosion

the act of an insect emerging from a pupa or an egg

Examples of Eclosion in a sentence

It seems to me that bugs just appear out of thin air, but I guess they undergo eclosion at some point, whenever their eggs hatch.  🔊

You can witness eclosion by watching a moth emerge from its pupa once it has finished growing.  🔊

Fly larva tend to undergo eclosion in rotting meat, since that is where their eggs are generally placed by adult flies.  🔊

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