tuberculato-
(tjuːˌbɜːkjʊˈleɪtəʊ)
combining form of mod.L. tūberculātus tuberculate, used in Nat. Hist. prefixed to adjs., expressing a form or structure with tuberculations, as tuberculato-gibbous, tuberculato-nodose, tuberculato-radiate, tuberculato-spinous.
| 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 220 Longitudinal tuberculato-nodose ribs. 1846 Dana Zooph. (1848) 284 Corallum lamello-radiate above, tuberculato-radiate below. Ibid. 495 Lobes short,..often tuberculato-gibbous. 1852 ― Crust. i. 88 Carapax..sparsely tuberculato-spinous. |