obtect

American

[ob-tekt] / ɒbˈtɛkt /

Also obtected

adjective

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

obtect British

/ ɒbˈtɛkt /

adjective

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

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Etymology

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” ( thatch, toga ) + -tus past participle suffix

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Nares basales, rotundi, basi plumulis obtect�.

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Nares sulcat�, membran� obtect�; apertur� magn�, oblong�, pervi�, vix medi�.

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Nares basales, rotund�, pone culminis basin posit�, plumulis vix obtect�.

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Nares medii, basi membran� pennis minutis instruct� obtect�, apertur� parv�, rotund�, terminali, tant�m non nud�.

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Nares basales, membran� obtect�, apertur� terminali, ovat�, vibrissis longis armat�.

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