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ex•a•rate
(ek′sə rāt′),USA pronunciation adj. (of a pupa)
- Insectshaving the antennae, legs, and wings free. Cf. obtect.
- Latin exarātus (past participle of exarāre to plow up). See ex-1, arable, -ate1
- 1865–70
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