exarate


exarate

(ˈɛksəˌreɪt) adj (Zoology) (of the pupa of such insects as ants and bees) having the legs, wings, antennae, etc, free and movable[C19: 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]