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COARCTATE
coarctate
(adjective) (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
coarctate (comparative more coarctate, superlative most coarctate)
(anatomy) constricted, narrowed or compressed
(entomology, of a pupa) enclosed in a rigid case
Verb
coarctate (third-person singular simple present coarctates, present participle coarctating, simple past and past participle coarctated)
(obsolete) To press together; to crowd.
(obsolete) To restrain; to confine.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*arct", Co*arc"tate, v. t. Etym: [See Coarctate, a.]
1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
Co*arc"tate, a. Etym: [L. coarctatus, p. p. of coarctare to press together; co- + arctare to press together, from arctus, p. p. See Arctation.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction. Coarctate pupa (Zoöl.), a pupa closely covered by the old larval skin, as in most Diptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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