obtect

American  

[ob-tekt] / ɒbˈtɛkt /

Also obtected

adjective

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

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obtect British  

/ ɒbˈtɛkt /

adjective

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

Example Sentences

Larvatae: asked; applied to coarctate and obtect pupae.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Neolepidoptera: all haustellate Lepidoptera, except the generalized Micropterygidae; mandibles not functionally present; pupa incomplete or obtect: see paleolepidoptera and protolepidoptera.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Dissepiment: a partition wall: applied to the forming septa separating the coelom-sacs in the embryo; also the thin envelope about the members in obtect pupae.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Consequently the obtect pupa, as this type is called, does not resemble its imago as fully as a free pupa does.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)

In the incompletely obtect pupa, this motion is evident in a greater number of segments than in the completely obtect, the number concerned varying from five to two in different families.

From The Life-Story of Insects by Carpenter, George H. (George Herbert)