Definition of punctae in English:
punctae
plural nounˈpʌŋ(k)tiːˈpəNGktē
Biology Minute rounded dots or spots of colour, or small elevations or depressions on a surface.
Example sentencesExamples
- Raised axial portions of the test bear small granules in contrast to smooth fixigenal areas with fine punctae.
- In the furrows and in the grooves between ‘straps,’ the carapace is smooth with fine punctae.
- Some examples of the internal molds available for study display a microscopic honeycomb effect and rarely, fine projections resembling the internal sediment fillings of punctae.
- The Jingshan material of Dedzetina sp. differs from the two Bohemian species in having much stronger punctae and anterolateral bounding ridges of the ventral muscle field.
- This manoeuvre has the added benefit of inverting the punctae.