puncticollis

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from punctus (“pierced”) +‎ collum (“stem”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [puːŋk.tɪˈkɔl.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [puŋk.tiˈkɔl.lis] === Adjective === pūncticollis (neuter pūncticolle); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) having a pierced stem ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective.