Macula | ‖n.; pl. Maculae [ L., spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and cf. Mackle, Macule. ] 1. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) A rather large spot or blotch of color. [ 1913 Webster ] |
macular area | n. A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones. Syn. -- macula, yellow spot. [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: macula lutea |
Maculate | a. [ L. maculatus, p. p. ] Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Maculate | v. t. [ L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See Macula, and cf. Macule, v. ] To spot; to stain; to blur. [ 1913 Webster ] Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Maculated | a. Having spots or blotches; maculate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Maculation | n. [ L. maculatio. ] The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a macula. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Maculatory | a. Causing a spot or stain. T. Adams. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Maculature | n. Blotting paper. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
みんみん蝉;蛁蟟(oK) | [みんみんぜみ;ミンミンゼミ, minminzemi ; minminzemi] (n) (uk) Oncotympana maculaticollis (large black and green species of Oriental cicada) [Add to Longdo] |
アオギハゼ | [aogihaze] (n) blue-striped cave goby (Trimma tevegae, was Trimma caudomaculata); blue-striped dwarfgoby; cave pygmy-goby [Add to Longdo] |
イエロースポテットソウテール | [iero-supotettosoute-ru] (n) yellowspotted sawtail (Prionurus maculatus, species of Southwest Pacific tang) [Add to Longdo] |
イッテンチョウチョウウオ | [ittenchouchouuo] (n) teardrop butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus); teardrop coralfish; one-spot butterfly [Add to Longdo] |
オモナガフタホシハゼ | [omonagafutahoshihaze] (n) Eviota partimaculata (species of Indo-Pacific pygmy goby) [Add to Longdo] |
オモナガフタボシイソハゼ | [omonagafutaboshiisohaze] (n) Eviota partimacula (species of pygmy goby found in the Marshall Islands) [Add to Longdo] |
キホシスズメダイ | [kihoshisuzumedai] (n) yellow-spotted chromis (Chromis flavomaculata) [Add to Longdo] |
クモハダオオセ | [kumohadaoose] (n) spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus, species of Australian carpet shark) [Add to Longdo] |
ゴマテングハギモドキ | [gomatenguhagimodoki] (n) spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus, species of Pacific tang found from Japan and Lord Howe Island to Hawaii) [Add to Longdo] |
シテンチョウチョウウオ | [shitenchouchouuo] (n) fourspot butterflyfish (Chaetodon quadrimaculatus) [Add to Longdo] |