obtect

[ ob-tekt ]

/ ɒbˈtɛkt /

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adjective

(of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body.

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Also ob·tect·ed

[ob-tek-tid] /ɒbˈtɛk tɪd/ .

Compare exarate.

Origin of obtect

First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin obtēctus (past participle of obtegere, variant of obtigere “to cover over”), equivalent to ob- ob- + teg(ere) “to cover” (see thatch, toga) + -tus past participle suffix

Words nearby obtect

obstructionist, obstructive, obstruent, obtain, obtaining by deception, obtect, obtemper, obtest, obtrude, obtrusion, obtrusive

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How to use obtect in a sentence

Consequently the obtect pupa, as this type is called, does not resemble its imago as fully as a free pupa does.
The Life-Story of Insects|Geo. H. Carpenter
The pupa is completely obtect, with only two free abdominal segments.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various
Nares basales, rotund, pone culminis basin posit, plumulis vix obtect.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume III|William Swainson
Nares basales, simplices, subrotund, plumulis densis incumbentibus in totum obtect.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I|William Swainson

Pupa incompletely obtect or free, and enclosed in the hardened cuticle of the last larval instar (puparium).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for obtect

obtect

/ (ɒbˈtɛkt) /

adjective

(of a pupa) encased in a hardened secretion so that the wings, legs, etc, are held immovably to the body, as in butterfliesAlso: obtected

Word Origin for obtect

C19: from Latin obtectus covered, past participle of obtegere, from ob- (intensive) + tegere to cover

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