ACULEATE


Meaning of ACULEATE in English

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

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