punctigerous
/ˌpʌŋ(k)ˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/Zoology rare
adjective
Bearing or including a small round structure or marking resembling a point. In quot. 1883: specifically designating a simple type of eye present in some invertebrates, lacking a lens and consisting of one or more minute pits (pigment cups) lined with light-sensitive cells.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ray Lankester (1847–1929), zoologist. From classical Latin punctum + -gerous.
- pulleyhees
- pulleyless
- pulley mortise
- pulley piece
- pulley sheave
- pulley stile
- pulley wheel
- pull factor
- pull hitter
- pullicate
- pullikens
- pullikins
- pull in
- pulling bar
- pulling bone
- pulling guard
- pulling jack
- pulling power
- pull-iron
- pullishee
- Pullman
- Pullman case
- Pullman, George Mortimer
- Pullmanize
- Pullman, Philip