punctatrix

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Translingual

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Etymology

From Latin punctātor +‎ -trīx (feminine agent suffix).

Adjective

punctatrix f

  1. (taxonomy) feminine of punctator (that marks with dots)
    • 1908, The Indian Forester (R.P. Sharma), volume 34, page 56
      he ladybird (Coccinella bipunctata) was introduced to prey on the cottony cushion scale (Icerya punctatrix) with entire success.

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