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obtect
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Obtected \Ob*tect"ed\, a. [L. obtectus, p. p. of obtegere to
cover over.]
1. Covered; protected. [Obs.]
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2. (Zool.) Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of
certain flies; also called obtect.
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