coarctate
coarctate
Definition
co·arc·tate (kō ärk′tāt′)
adjective
- compressed or constricted
- rigidly enclosed in the last larval skin: said of certain insect pupae
Etymology: < L coarctatus, pp. of coarctare, to press together < co-, together + artare, to press together < artus, fitted, narrow < artus, a joint (see art): sp. infl. by assoc. with arcere, to enclose
co′·arc·ta′·tion noun
coarctate
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
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