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/ek"seuh rayt'/, adj. (of a pupa)having the antennae, legs, and wings free. Cf. obtect.[1865-70; < L exaratus (ptp. of exarare to plow up). See EX-1, ARABLE, -ATE1]
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Exarate — Ex a*rate, v. t. [L. exaratus, p. p. of exarare to plow up, to write; ex out + arare to plow.] To plow up; also, to engrave; to write. [Obs.] Blount. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exarate — adjective Having the appendages free and not attached to the body wall … Wiktionary
exarate — ex·a·rate … English syllables
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