OBTECTED

Etymology

Adjective

obtected (comparative more obtected, superlative most obtected)

(obsolete) covered; protected

(zoology) Covered with a hard chitinous case, like the pupa of certain files.

Source: Wiktionary


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

1. Covered; protected. [Obs.]

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain files.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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