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   aculeate

   /əˈkjuːlɪət/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an insect) having a sting.
   • 2. sharply pointed; prickly.

   noun

   • 1. a stinging insect of a group that includes the bees, wasps, and ants.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin aculeatus, from aculeus ‘a sting’, diminutive of acus ‘needle’.

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   What does aculeata mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Name That Tree! A quiz that’s all bark, no bite. The meaning of ACULEATE is relating to or being hymenopterans (such as bees, ants, and many wasps) of a division (Aculeata) typically having the ovipositor modified into a stinger.

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   What does aculeus mean?

   • [ 1595–1605; ‹ L acūleātus. See aculeus, -ate 1] 3 meanings: 1. cutting; pointed 2. having prickles or spines, as a rose 3. having a sting, as bees, wasps, and ants.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is the origin of the word aculeate?

   • The origin of the word aculeate can be traced back to the mid 1600s, with the earliest known use in the writing of Gilbert Watts, Church of England clergyman and translator. Aculeate is a borrowing from Latin, with the etymons being Latin acūleātus.

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   Is archidiscus polythalamus aculeate?

   • May be regarded as an aculeate variety of Archidiscus polythalamus. The aculeate wasps of New Caledonia, with natural history notes. Ovicells aculeate, with strong widely set spines, pyriform depressed. This is also the case in the Aculeate Hymenoptera when the reproductive organs have been 735 destroyed by the parasite Stylops.

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   Aculeate definition: having or being any sharp-pointed structure.. See examples of ACULEATE used in a sentence.

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   aculeate in British English. (əˈkjuːlɪɪt , -ˌeɪt ) or aculeated (əˈkjuːlɪˌeɪtɪd ) adjective. 1. cutting; pointed. 2. having prickles or spines, as a rose. 3. having a sting, as bees, wasps, and ants.

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   Aculeate means relating to or being hymenopterans (such as bees, ants, and many wasps) of a division (Aculeata) typically having the ovipositor modified into a stinger. Learn more about the word history, examples, and medical definition of aculeate.

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   Aculeate means having a sharp point or sting, especially in fish, plants or insects. The word comes from Latin acūleātus and is pronounced /əˈkjuːlɪət/ or /əˈkjuliət/.

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   having or resembling a stinger or barb.

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   Aculeate means having a stinger, as a bee or wasp, or having sharp prickles, as a rose. See the origin, synonyms, and translations of aculeate in different languages.

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   Aculeate is an adjective that means having a stinger, sharp prickles, or sharp points. It comes from the Latin word acūleus, meaning needle or sting.