How to pronounce eclosion
American English pronunciation
ih-KLOH-zhun
- IPA
- /ɪˈkloʊʒən/
- Syllables
- ih · KLOH · zhun (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What eclosion means
An insect's coming out of its egg or pupa case
In a sentence: We watched the eclosion of a monarch butterfly as it crept slowly out of its case.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word meaning hatching.
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