A projecting pointed part or instrument. The tongue of a serpent, formerly thought to be the stinging organ; the sting of an insect. (Now dialect.)
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > stinging organ (6) tanga1350 A projecting pointed part or instrument. The tongue of a serpent, formerly thought to be the stinging organ; the sting of an insect. (Now dialect.) sting1398 A sharp-pointed organ in certain insects and other animals (e.g. bees, wasps, scorpions) capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound… stingle1398 = sting, n.2 2. spear1608 The sting of a reptile or insect, esp. of a bee. Now Sussex dialect. stinger1926 U.S. = sting, n.2 2. Subcategories:— scale preventing dislocation of darts (1) |
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