vittate

American  

[vit-eyt] / ˈvɪt eɪt /

adjective

1. provided with or having a vitta or vittae.

2. striped longitudinally.

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Etymology

Origin of vittate

1820–30; < Latin vittātus, equivalent to vitt ( a ) fillet + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The gibbous form of the cells, and the peculiar anterior position of the avicularia, at the base of the projecting lateral processes, at once distinguish it from all the other vittate species.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John