irrorate

irrorate
irroration, n.
/ir"euh rayt', i rawr"it, i rohr"-/, adj. Zool.
marked with small spots of color; speckled.
Also, irrorated.
[ < L irroratus, ptp. of irrorare to bedew, equiv. to ir- IR-1 + rora- (ror-, s. of ros dew + -a- theme vowel) + -tus ptp. suffix]

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  • irrorate — adj. [L. in, not; roris, dew] Covered with minute marks, colors, or minute grains or specks of color …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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  • Irrorated — Irrorate Ir ro*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irrorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Irrorating}.] [L. irroratus, p. p. of irrorare to bedew; pref. ir in + ros, roris, dew.] To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Irrorating — Irrorate Ir ro*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irrorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Irrorating}.] [L. irroratus, p. p. of irrorare to bedew; pref. ir in + ros, roris, dew.] To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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