Micropuncture

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very small puncture

    "Parapsis shiny, with close micropunctures and sparse coarse punctures; mesoscutal disc shiny, with sparse micropunctures, nearly impunctate in middle."

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a very small puncture

Example

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"Parapsis shiny, with close micropunctures and sparse coarse punctures; mesoscutal disc shiny, with sparse micropunctures, nearly impunctate in middle."

Etymology

From micro- + puncture.

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