Definitions for obtect

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obtect ob·tect

Spelling: [ob-tekt or ob-tek-tid]

IPA: /ɒbˈtɛkt or ɒbˈtɛk tɪd/

Obtect is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in obtect (bceott).

Definitions for obtect

adjective

1. (of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body.

Origin of obtect

1810-20; Latin obtēctus (past participle of obtegere, variant of obtigere to cover over), equivalent to ob- ob- + teg(ere) to cover (see thatch

Examples for obtect

Consequently the obtect pupa, as this type is called, does not resemble its imago as fully as a free pupa does.