impunctate

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adjective

Not punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.

“Beak with segment I subequal to or shorter than II; head smooth, impunctate, shining (big-eyed bugs--University of Florida Featured Creatures)”

OriginEnglish punctate ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveimpunctate (comparative more impunctate, superlative most impunctate)

comparative more impunctate · superlative most impunctate

  1. anatomyNot punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.

    Beak with segment I subequal to or shorter than II; head smooth, impunctate, shining (big-eyed bugs--University of Florida Featured Creatures)

  2. biologyLacking pores.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Englishpunctate
  8. Englishimpunctate

From im- + punctate.

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APA

impunctate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impunctate

MLA

“impunctate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impunctate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impunctate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impunctate.

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