ir•ro•rate(ir′ə rāt′, i rôr′it, i rōr′-),USA pronunciationadj.[Zool.]
Zoologymarked with small spots of color; speckled.
Also, ir′ro•rat′ed.
Latin irrōratus, past participle of irrōrāre to bedew, equivalent. to ir-ir-1 + rōrā- (rōr-, stem of rōs dew + -ā- theme vowel) + -tus past participle suffix