/ob tekt"/ , adj.
(of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body.
Also, obtected . Cf. exarate .
[ 1810-20; obtectus (ptp. of obtegere, var. of obtigere to cover over), equiv. to ob- OB- + teg ( ere ) to cover (see THATCH, TOGA) + -tus ptp. suffix ]