punctigerousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpʌŋ(k)ˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin punctum , -gerous comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin punctum (see point n.¹) + -gerous comb. form.

Zoology. rare.

Bearing or including a small round structure or marking resembling a point. In quot. 1883: spec. designating a simple type of eye present in some invertebrates, lacking a lens and consisting of one or more minute pits (pigment cups) lined with light-sensitive cells (cf. lentigerous adj.).

ΚΠ

1883 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 680/2 We have in one sub-class the extremes of the two lines of development of the Molluscan eye, those two lines being the punctigerous and the lentigerous.

2003 Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 37 2855 Pubescent with semi-reclining finely punctigerous hairs shorter than segment thickness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punctigerous
释义	punctigerousadj. Brit. /ˌpʌŋ(k)ˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin punctum , -gerous comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin punctum (see point n.¹) + -gerous comb. form. Zoology. rare. Bearing or including a small round structure or marking resembling a point. In quot. 1883: spec. designating a simple type of eye present in some invertebrates, lacking a lens and consisting of one or more minute pits (pigment cups) lined with light-sensitive cells (cf. lentigerous adj.). ΚΠ 1883 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 680/2 We have in one sub-class the extremes of the two lines of development of the Molluscan eye, those two lines being the punctigerous and the lentigerous. 2003 Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 37 2855 Pubescent with semi-reclining finely punctigerous hairs shorter than segment thickness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1883
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