əˌkyülēˈäd.ə, -ād.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of aculeatus having stings or prickles, stinging, from aculeus + -atus -ate
: a division of Hymenoptera including the bees, ants, and true wasps all characteristically having the ovipositor modified into a sting