ECLOSE


Meaning of ECLOSE in English

[ ɪ'kləʊz ]

■ verb Entomology (of an insect) emerge as an adult from the pupa or as a larva from the egg.

Derivatives

eclosion noun

Origin

back-form. from earlier (C19) eclosion : from Fr. éclore 'to hatch'.

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