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obtect

Obtected \Ob*tect"ed\, a. [L. obtectus, p. p. of obtegere to cover over.]

  1. Covered; protected. [Obs.]

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain flies; also called obtect.

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obtect

a. (context entomology of a pupa English) Having the legs and other appendages are more or less strongly cemented to the body.