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pupillate

adj

Etymology

From pupil + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

  1. derived from pūpillus
  2. derived from pupille
  3. inherited from pupille
  4. formed as pupillate — “pupil + -ate”

Definitions

  1. Having a central spot of another color, like the pupil of the human eye.

    • […] the anterior segments being dilated and having a large pupillate spot on either side representing the eye of the snake.
    • […] pupillate gray rings.

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