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Wiktionary

  1. v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.

Etymologies

  1. Middle English maculaten, from Latin maculāre, maculāt-, from macula, spot.

Examples

  • “Sixteen species of New Zealand's native freshwater fish have been recorded in the region including the threatened giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus), short-jawed kokopu (G. postvectis), and the inanga (G. maculates) whose young are considered a culinary delicacy.”

    Westland temperate forests

  • “Only one frog is a strict endemic (Breviceps sylvestris), and a further five (Leptopelis xenodactylus, Breviceps maculates, Breviceps verrucosus, Cacosternum poyntoni and Rana dracomontana) are found almost exclusively in this ecoregion (Passmore and Carruthers 1995).”

    Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests

  • “Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculates) are classic stalking predators found on coral reefs.”

    Coral reef fish feeding behavior in the Caribbean

  • “However, at 100 mg/m2, complete control of Dermestes maculates larvae was achieved, provided that the larvae remained in contact with the surface for 24 h.”

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  • “Diflubenzuron applied to fishmeal at 1-3 ppm killed early instar larvae of D. maculates within 3-10 days of contact and appeared to be ovicidal at 5 ppm.”

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  • “Callosobruchus maculates beetle's penis, which has spikes.”

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  • “Callosobruchus maculates) with males that had genital spikes of varying lengths.”

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  • “Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry), red wag platy (Xiphophorus maculates

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