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   coarctate

   /kəʊˈɑːkteɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. pressed close together; contracted; compressed.
   • ▪ (of the pupa of certain flies) formed within and remaining concealed by the larval cuticle or puparium.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin coarctatus, past participle of coarctare ‘press or draw together’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

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   • C

     3

   • T

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   • A

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   • T

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   • E

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