punctatrix

Translingual

Etymology

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

Noun

punctatrix f

  1. (taxonomy) Used attributively as a specific epithet; that marks with dots.
    • 1908, The Indian Forester (R.P. Sharma), volume 34, page 56
      [T]he ladybird (Coccinella bipunctata) was introduced to prey on the cottony cushion scale (Icerya punctatrix) with entire success.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pūnctātrīx pūnctātrīcēs
Genitive pūnctātrīcis pūnctātrīcum
Dative pūnctātrīcī pūnctātrīcibus
Accusative pūnctātrīcem pūnctātrīcēs
Ablative pūnctātrīce pūnctātrīcibus
Vocative pūnctātrīx pūnctātrīcēs

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