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

Derived terms

• Xanthopimpla punctatrix

See also

• punctator m