Definition of coarctate Coarctate

co•arc•tate

We found 10 definitions of coarctate from 5 different sources.

What does coarctate mean?

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Adjective

coarctate, coarctater, coarctatest

coarctate - (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case

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coarctate (Verb)
To press together; to crowd.
coarctate (Verb)
To restrain; to confine.
coarctate (Adjective)
constricted, narrowed or compressed.
coarctate (Adjective)
enclosed in a rigid case.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

coarctate (a.)
To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely.
coarctate (a.)
To restrain; to confine.
coarctate (a.)
Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

coarctate
kō-ark′tāt, adj. compressed.—n. Coarctā′tion. [L. coartāre, -ātum, to compress together.]

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