[ob-tekt] 
| (of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body. |
| ob·tect (ŏb-těkt') adj. Having the wings and appendages enclosed or covered by a secretion that forms a hard shell or horny case, as the pupae of most butterflies and moths. [Latin obtēctus, past participle of obtegere, to cover over : ob-, over; see ob- + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.] |
