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obtect definition

ob·tect (äb tekt′)

adjective

pertaining to an insect pupa in which the appendages and wings are glued down against the body by a secretion
also obtected ob·tect′ed

Etymology: < L obtectus, pp. of obtegere, to cover over < ob- (see ob-) + tegere, to cover: see thatch,

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