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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

obtect

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 John. B. Smith

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 John. B. Smith

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 George H. (George Herbert) Carpenter

Pupa free in the lowest families, in most cases incompletely or completely obtect.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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 George H. (George Herbert) Carpenter

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