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irrorate

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ir⋅ro⋅rate

  [ir-uh-reyt, i-rawr-it, i-rohr-]
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–adjective Zoology.
marked with small spots of color; speckled.
Also, ir⋅ro⋅rat⋅ed.

Origin:
< L irrōratus, ptp. of irrōrāre to bedew, equiv. to ir- ir- 1 + rōrā- (rōr-, s. of rōs dew + -ā- theme vowel) + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
ir⋅ro⋅ra⋅tion, noun
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