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obtect
[ ob-tekt ]
adjective
- (of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body.
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 butterflies Alsoobtected
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obtect1
C19: from Latin obtectus covered, past participle of obtegere, from ob- (intensive) + tegere to cover
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Example Sentences
Consequently the obtect pupa, as this type is called, does not resemble its imago as fully as a free pupa does.
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The pupa is completely obtect, with only two free abdominal segments.
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Nares basales, rotund, pone culminis basin posit, plumulis vix obtect.
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Nares basales, simplices, subrotund, plumulis densis incumbentibus in totum obtect.
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Pupa incompletely obtect or free, and enclosed in the hardened cuticle of the last larval instar (puparium).
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