nigromaculatus

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from niger (“black”) +‎ maculatus (“spotted”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɪ.ɡrɔ.ma.kʊˈɫaː.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ni.ɡro.ma.kuˈlaː.tus] === Adjective === nigromaculātus (feminine nigromaculāta, neuter nigromaculātum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) having black spots ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective.