I. əˈkyülēə̇t, -ˌāt adjective
Etymology: Latin aculeatus
1. : marked by incisiveness
aculeate language
: pointed , stinging
2. : having a sting
3.
[New Latin Aculeata ]
: of or belonging to the Aculeata
4.
[New Latin aculea + English -ate ]
: furnished with spines or aculeae (as of the wings of certain moths)
II. noun
( -s )
: one of the Aculeata