aculeate
See also: aculéate
English
editAdjective
editaculeate (comparative more aculeate, superlative most aculeate)
- Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
- Having prickles or sharp points.
- (entomology) Having a stinger; stinging.
Derived terms
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editNoun
editaculeate (plural aculeates)
- Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.
References
edit- “aculeate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “aculeate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Aculeata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
editAdjective
editaculeate
Latin
editAdjective
editacūleāte