eclosion
/ɪˈkləʊ.ʒən/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈkloʊ.ʒən/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈklō-zhən/ (ame, mw)
eclosion — noun
1. the moment when an insect leaves its egg or the protective case in which it chan
the moment when an insect leaves its egg or the protective case in which it changed into an adult.
Sora recorded the moth's eclosion just before sunrise in the school lab.
the moth's eclosion in a lab setting
After six days, the team noted eclosion when the eggs split on the leaf.
eclosion from eggs on a leaf
Low temperature can delay eclosion in some beetle species during spring.
The field guide says cicada eclosion often happens soon after heavy rain.
Researchers tracked eclosion carefully before moving each newly emerged fly.
文法句型
eclosion of [insect]
at eclosion
delay eclosion
用法筆記
Used mainly in biology writing about insects. It often names the moment an adult insect leaves a pupal case, though some writers also use it for leaving the egg.