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coarctate

Syllabification: (co·arc·tate)

Pronunciation: /kōˈärkˌtāt/

Definition of coarctate

adjective

chiefly Anatomy & Biology

pressed close together; contracted; confined.
Entomology (of the pupa of certain flies) formed within and remaining concealed by the larval cuticle or puparium.