tuberculate
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of tuberculate
1775–85; < New Latin tūberculātus, equivalent to tūbercul ( um ) tubercle + -ātus -ate 1
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The skin on the dorsum is very weakly tuberculate.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
It is smooth, shining, the margin furrowed and tuberculate.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
The skin of the dorsum is thick and glandular, but not tuberculate.
From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by William E. Duellman
Specimens from the Peace River, collected on August 10, 1952, include females that were mostly spent and tuberculate males.
From Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis by Frank B. Cross
Specimens from the White River in South Dakota, collected on July 7, 1934, include tuberculate males.
From Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis by Frank B. Cross
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