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aculeate

Syllabification: (a·cu·le·ate)
Pronunciation: /əˈkyo͞olēət, -ˌāt/

Definition of aculeate

adjective

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

noun

Entomology
  • a stinging insect of a group that includes the bees, wasps, and ants.
    • Section Aculeata, suborder Apocrita, order Hymenoptera

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin aculeatus, from aculeus 'a sting', diminutive of acus 'needle'

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