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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•arc•tate (kō ärk′tāt, -tit),USA pronunciation adj. - Insects(of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium.
- Latin coarctātus, variant of coartātus (past participle of coartāre to press together), equivalent. to co- co- + art(us) tight (see article) + -ātus -ate1
- late Middle English 1375–1425 for sense "confined, restricted,'' 1810–20 for current sense
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