punctate

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adjective

Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.

“Keys to the Nearctic species of Pseudomyrmex Head and pronotum densely punctate and predominantly opaque, punctures on upper half of head mostly contiguous and without extensive shiny interspaces […]”

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OriginLatin punctum →
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Meanings

adjectivepunctate (comparative more punctate, superlative most punctate)

comparative more punctate · superlative most punctate

  1. anatomyMarked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.

    Keys to the Nearctic species of Pseudomyrmex Head and pronotum densely punctate and predominantly opaque, punctures on upper half of head mostly contiguous and without extensive shiny interspaces […]

    Synonyms: punctated

  2. Pointed; ending in a point or points.
nounpunctate (plural punctates)

plural punctates

  1. A puncture.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMarked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.

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punctated

Origin

  1. Latinpunctum“point”
  2. Englishpunctate

From Latin punctum (“point”). See point and punctuate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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