2. (Zo["o]l.) Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain flies; also called {obtect}. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Obtected 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
obtected — adjective see obtect … New Collegiate Dictionary
obtected — adj. [L. obtectus, covered over] Covered; enclosed within a hard covering … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
obtected — ob·tect·ed … English syllables
obtected — adjective see obtect … Useful english dictionary
obtect — Obtected Ob*tect ed, a. [L. obtectus, p. p. of obtegere to cover over.] 1. Covered; protected. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain flies; also called {obtect}. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ob|tect — «ob TEHKT», adjective. = obtected. (Cf. ↑obtected) … Useful english dictionary
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
Masked 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
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] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
