punctato-|pʌŋkˈteɪtəʊ| combining advb. form of mod.L. punctātus, with other adjs.= punctate 1 b; as puncˈtato-ˈstriate, -ˈsulcate. 1826Kirby & Sp.Entomol. IV. xlvi. 303 The terms punctato-striate, or punctato-sulcate, signify that striæ or furrows are drawn with puncta in them.