Word of the Day for Wednesday 9th April 2014
Vittate \ VIT-eyt \, adjective;
1. Striped longitudinally.
2. Provided with or having a vitta or vittae.
Quotes:
This contrasts sharply with the vegetation of Chemung Lake which is
dominated by vittate forms and shows a distinct seasonality.
-- Jerome O. Nriagu, Environmental Impacts of Smelters , 1984
Terms used to describe colour patterns include: irrorate freckled,
covered with minute spots; vittate with longitudinal markings
(vittae); fasciate—markings (fasciae) with their longitudinal axis at
right angles to the longitudinal axis of the body.
-- D. J. Larson, Yves Alarie, Robert Edward Roughley, Predaceous
Diving Beetles (Coleoptera:Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region , 2000
Origin:
Vittate is derived from the Latin word vittātus which meant approximately
"fillet-like." It entered English in the early 1800’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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