单词 | coarctate |
释义 | coarctate /koh ahrk"tayt, -tit/, adj. (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium. [1375-1425 for sense "confined, restricted," 1810-20 for current sense; late ME < L coarctatus, var. of COARTATUS (ptp. of coartare to press together), equiv. to co- CO- + art(us) tight (see ARTICLE) + -atus -ATE1] |
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