obtected

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adjective

covered; protected

OriginLatin obtectus →
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Meanings

adjectiveobtected (comparative more obtected, superlative most obtected)

comparative more obtected · superlative most obtected

  1. obsoletecovered; protected
  2. biologyCovered with a hard chitinous case, like the pupa of certain files.

Origin

  1. Latinobtectus
  2. Englishobtected

From Latin obtectus, past participle of obtegere (“to cover over”).

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obtected,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obtected.

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