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ir·ro·rate
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adjective
Zoology
.
marked with small spots of color; speckled.
Also,
ir·ro·rat·ed.
Origin:
<
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
Related forms
ir·ro·ra·tion,
noun
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