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.1822J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 220 Longitudinal tuberculato-nodose ribs.1846Dana 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.