coarctate.
Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
Meaning & usage
Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
(of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin coarctātus, perfect participle of coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”), from co- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + arctō (“to draw or press close together”).
To press together; to crowd.
To restrain; to confine.
Where this word comes from
From the above adjective, for more see etymology at -ate.
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