Usually means: Emergence of an insect adult.
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▸ noun:  (biology) The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.

Similar:
eclosure, excystation, puparium, ecdysis, embryo, pupariation, evagination, cocoon, chorion, chrysalis, more...

Opposite:
imago, adult stage, maturity, emergence

Adjectives:
adult, pupal, post, pre, circadian, biological, imaginal, larval, full, female, sudden

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Similar:
eclosure, excystation, puparium, ecdysis, embryo, pupariation, evagination, cocoon, chorion, chrysalis, more...

Opposite:
imago, adult stage, maturity, emergence

Adjectives:
adult, pupal, post, pre, circadian, biological, imaginal, larval, full, female, sudden



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