punctatrix

Translingual

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
      [T]he ladybird (Coccinella bipunctata) was introduced to prey on the cottony cushion scale (Icerya punctatrix) with entire success.

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