coarctate
[ koh-ahrk-teyt, -tit ]
adjective
(of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.
Origin of coarctate
1Words Nearby coarctate
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How to use coarctate in a sentence
In this sense the figure of coarctate pup is extremely various.
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British Dictionary definitions for coarctate
coarctate
/ (kəʊˈɑːkteɪt) /
adjective
(of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly
crowded or pressed together; constricted
verb(intr)
pathol (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted
Origin of coarctate
1C15: from Latin coarctāre, to press together, from artus tight
Derived forms of coarctate
- coarctation, noun
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