| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ob·tect |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   b-t kt |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also ob·tect·ed (-tkt d) |
| ADJECTIVE: | Having the wings and appendages enclosed or covered by a secretion that forms a hard shell or horny case, as the pupae of most butterflies and moths. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin obt ctus, past participle of obtegere, to cover over : ob-, over; see ob– + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Appendix I.
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