The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Coarctate — Co*arc tate, a. [L. coarctatus, p. p. of coarctare to press together; co + arctare to press together, from arctus, p. p. See {Arctation}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Pressed together; closely connected; applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coarctate — index decrease Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
coarctate — [kō ärk′tāt΄] adj. [< L coarctatus, pp. of coarctare, to press together < co , together + artare, to press together < artus, fitted, narrow < artus, a joint (see ART1): sp. infl. by assoc. with arcere, to enclose] Biol. 1. compressed… … English World dictionary
Coarctate — Coarct Co*arct , Coarctate Co*arc tate, v. t. [See {Coarctate}, a.] 1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coarctate pupa — Coarctate Co*arc tate, a. [L. coarctatus, p. p. of coarctare to press together; co + arctare to press together, from arctus, p. p. See {Arctation}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Pressed together; closely connected; applied to insects having the abdomen separated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coarctate pupa — Pupa Pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pup[ae]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coarctate flounder — geltondėmis botas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Parabothus coarctatus angl. coarctate flounder; green spotted flounder rus. зеленопятнистая камбала; зеленопятнистый паработус ryšiai: platesnis… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
coarctate — adj. [L. coarctatus, compressed] 1. Crowded together; compressed; contracted. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Having the abdomen separated from the thorax by a constriction … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
coarctate — /koh ahrk tayt, tit/, adj. (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium. [1375 1425 for sense confined, restricted, 1810 20 for current sense; late ME < L coarctatus, var. of COARTATUS (ptp. of coartare to press together) … Universalium
coarctate — adjective a) constricted, narrowed or compressed b) enclosed in a rigid case See Also: coarctation … Wiktionary
