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.

	singular	plural
nominative	pūnctātrīx	pūnctātrīcēs
genitive	pūnctātrīcis	pūnctātrīcum
dative	pūnctātrīcī	pūnctātrīcibus
accusative	pūnctātrīcem	pūnctātrīcēs
ablative	pūnctātrīce	pūnctātrīcibus
vocative	pūnctātrīx	pūnctātrīcēs

Derived terms

• Xanthopimpla punctatrix

See also

• punctator m