ACULEATE


Meaning of ACULEATE in English

/euh kyooh"lee it, -ayt'/ , adj.

1. Biol. having or being any sharp-pointed structure.

2. having a slender ovipositor or sting, as the hymenopterous insects.

3. pointed; stinging.

Also, aculeated .

[ 1595-1605; aculeatus. See ACULEUS, -ATE 1 ]

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