impunctateadj.
/ɪmˈpʌŋktət/ Not punctate; not marked with points or dots.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of marking or colouring > not marked with points or dots
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1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 157 Hyphydrus ovatus, Obscure, ferrugineous, impunctate.
1846 Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 14. 196 Foveæ impunctate.
1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 214 The loop, or brachial processes, are always impunctate.
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