aculeate
or a·cu·le·at·ed
[ uh-kyoo-lee-it, -eyt or uh-kyoo-lee-ey-tid ]
/ əˈkyu li ɪt, -ˌeɪt or əˈkyu liˌeɪ tɪd /
adjective
Biology.
having or being any sharp-pointed structure.
having a slender ovipositor or sting, as the hymenopterous insects.
pointed; stinging.
OTHER WORDS FROM aculeate
non·a·cu·le·ate, adjective non·a·cu·le·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby aculeate
actuator,
actus reus,
acuate,
acuff,
acuity,
aculeate,
aculeus,
acumen,
acuminate,
acupoint,
acupressure
Example sentences from the Web for aculeate
May be regarded as an aculeate variety of Archidiscus polythalamus.
This is also the case in the Aculeate Hymenoptera when the reproductive organs have been 735 destroyed by the parasite Stylops.
This has been found to be the case in insects so widely different as Orthoptera and Aculeate Hymenoptera.
British Dictionary definitions for aculeate
aculeate
aculeated
/ (əˈkjuːlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
adjective
cutting; pointed
having prickles or spines, as a rose
having a sting, as bees, wasps, and ants
Word Origin for aculeate
C17: from Latin
acūleātus; see
aculeus
Medical definitions for aculeate
aculeate
[ ə-kyōō′lē-ĭt, -āt′ ]
adj.
Covered with sharp spines; pointed.