Meaning & use
punctate
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Marked with small dots, points, or puncture-like depressions.
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The beetle's wing covers were punctate, covered in tiny pitted marks.
The doctor noted punctate lesions scattered across the patient's skin.
A note on using this word
A technical term used in biology and medicine to describe fine, regularly spaced dots or marks.
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