pupillate en · ADJ
Etymology
From pupil + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a central spot of another color, like the pupil of the human eye.
[…] pupillate gray rings.
1971, The Moths of America North of Mexico, Including Greenland, page 129:[…] the anterior segments being dilated and having a large pupillate spot on either side representing the eye of the snake.
1870, The Zoologist, page 1988:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pupillated | alternative | lexicographic |