exarate
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exarate (comparative more exarate, superlative most exarate)
- (entomology, of a pupa) Having the appendages free and not attached to the body wall.
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Etymology 2 edit
Latin exaratus, past participle of exarare (“to plough up, to write”); ex (“out”) + arare (“to plough”).
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exarate (third-person singular simple present exarates, present participle exarating, simple past and past participle exarated)
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exarāte