punctatrix
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin punctātor + -trīx (“feminine agent suffix”).
=== Adjective ===
punctatrix f
(taxonomy) Feminine of punctator (“that marks with dots”)
1908, The Indian Forester (R.P. Sharma), volume 34, page 56
[T]he ladybird (Coccinella bipunctata) was introduced to prey on the cottony cushion scale (Icerya punctatrix) with entire success.
==== Derived terms ====
Xanthopimpla punctatrix