单词 | exarate |
释义 | exarate[ ek-suh-reyt ] / ˈɛk səˌreɪt / adjective (of a pupa)having the antennae, legs, and wings free. Compare obtect. Origin of exarateFirst recorded in 1865–70, exarate is from the Latin word exarātus (past participle of exarāre to plow up). See ex-1, arable, -ate1 Words nearby exarateex ante, exanthem, exanthema, exanthema subitum, exaptation, exarate, exarch, exarchate, exarticulation, exasperate, exasperation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for exarateexarate / (ˈɛksəˌreɪt) / adjective(of the pupa of such insects as ants and bees) having the legs, wings, antennae, etc, free and movable Word Origin for exarateC19: from Latin exārātus, literally: ploughed up (apparently referring to the way this type of pupa throws off the larval skin), from exārāre, from ārā plough Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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