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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > insect biology > insect physiology > eclosion
Fields of Study > zoology > animal physiology > insect physiology > eclosion
Animals, Livestock, One Health > zoology > animal physiology > insect physiology > eclosion
Fields of Study > physiology > animal physiology > insect physiology > eclosion
Preferred Term:

eclosion

Definition:
Escape of the adult insect from the cuticle of the pupa, the cocoons, or the puparium, or, in hemimetabolous insects, from the cuticle of the last nymphal instar.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
insect physiology
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • emergence (insects)
  • adult emergence (insects)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4391
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