[ob.tect] also ob.tect.ed adj [L obtectus, pp. of obtegere to cover over, fr. ob- in the way + tegere to cover--more at thatch] (ca. 1902): enclosed in or characterized by enclosure in a firm chitinous case or covering "an ~ pupa"
OBTECT
Meaning of OBTECT in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012