1. to emerge or hatch from an egg or pupal case
Usage: biology, entomology; third person singular present tense of 'eclose'

Examples

• The butterfly ecloses from its chrysalis after two weeks.
• When the temperature rises, the insect ecloses and begins its adult life.
• The eggs eclose in spring when conditions are favorable.
• Scientists observed as the dragonfly nymph ecloses from the water.
• Many species of moths eclose during the night to avoid predators.