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Dotted vs Punctate - What's the difference?

dotted | punctate |

As adjectives the difference between dotted and punctate

is that dotted is of a line, made up of a series of dots while punctate is marked by spots, dots, points, or s.

As a verb dotted

is (dot).

dotted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dot)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a line, made up of a series of dots.
    • Please print your name and address clearly on the dotted line.

    Derived terms

    * sign on the dotted line

    See also

    * dashed

    punctate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • marked by spots, dots, points, or s.
    • Head and pronotum densely punctate and predominantly opaque, punctures on upper half of head mostly contiguous and without extensive shiny interspaces... (Keys to the Nearctic species of Pseudomyrmex)
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