obtect

[ ob-tekt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

Origin of obtect¹

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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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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obtaining by deception obtemper

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