obumbrate
(zoology, rare) Lying under some projecting part, like the abdomen of certain spiders.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(zoology, rare) Lying under some projecting part, like the abdomen of certain spiders.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(obsolete, transitive) To foreshadow, prefigure.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(rare) To shade; to darken; to cloud.
Origin: , of to overshadow, cloud, from ob + to shade; see and. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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