punctatrix
Translingual
Etymology
From the New Latin punctātrīx (“marker by dots”).
Noun
punctatrix f
- 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.
- 1908, The Indian Forester (R.P. Sharma), volume 34, page 56
Derived terms
- Xanthopimpla punctatrix
See also
- punctator
Latin
Etymology
pūnctum (“a dot, a small hole”) + -trīx (“feminine agent suffix”)
Noun
pūnctātrīx f (genitive pūnctātrīcis); third declension
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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 |