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exarate

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exarate [ˈɛksəˌreɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of the pupa of such insects as ants and bees) having the legs, wings, antennae, etc., free and movable
[from Latin exārātus, literally: ploughed up (apparently referring to the way this type of pupa throws off the larval skin), from exārāre, from ārā plough]
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