OBTECT


Meaning of OBTECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əb-ˈtekt, äb- ]

adjective

also ob·tect·ed -ˈtek-təd

Etymology: Latin obtectus, past participle of obtegere to cover over, from ob- in the way + tegere to cover — more at thatch

Date: 1816

of a pupa : enclosed in a firm case or covering with the appendages held tightly against the body

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.