eclose

e close |iˈklōz ɪˈkloʊz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] Entomology (of an insect ) emerge as an adult from the pupa or as a larva from the egg. DERIVATIVES e clo sion |iˈklōZHən |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent. (as eclosion ): from French éclore ‘to hatch, ’ based on Latin ex- ‘out ’ + claudere ‘to close. ’

eclose

eclose |ɪˈkləʊz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] Entomology (of an insect ) emerge as an adult from the pupa or as a larva from the egg. DERIVATIVES eclosion noun ORIGIN late 19th cent. (as eclosion ): from French éclore ‘to hatch ’, based on Latin ex- ‘out ’ + claudere ‘to close ’.