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eclosion
e·clo·sion [ i klṓ'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
emergence of an insect: the emergence of an insect from its pupal case, or the hatching of a larva from an egg
[Late 19th century. < French éclosion< éclore "hatch, open" < Latin excludere "hatch"]
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