obtect /əbˈtekt, əbˈtɛkt 
/ (also obtected /-ˈtektid/) ▸ adjective Entomology (of an insect pupa or chrysalis) covered in a hard case with the legs and wings attached immovably against the body.
– ORIGIN late 19th century : from Latin obtectus, past participle of obtegere ‘cover over’.
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