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adj. [L. ex, out of; sculpere, to carve]Having more or less irregular longitudinal lines with grooves between.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
exsculptate
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exsculptate — ex·sculp·tate … English syllables
exsculptate — ekˈskəlpˌtāt adjective Etymology: Latin exsculptus (past participle of exsculpere to carve out, from ex ex (I) + sculpere to carve) + English ate more at sculptor : having variable and irregular depressed lines that resemble sculptured work … Useful english dictionary
engraved — adj. [OF. engraver, cut] Having superficial irregular impressed lines; exsculptate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
