obtect

adjective

ob·​tect əb-ˈtekt 

äb-

variants or less commonly obtected

əb-ˈtek-təd 

äb-

of a pupa

: enclosed in a firm case or covering with the appendages held tightly against the body

Word History

Etymology

Latin obtectus, past participle of obtegere to cover over, from ob- in the way + tegere to cover — more at thatch

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above