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单词 aculeate
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aculeate

[ uh-kyoo-lee-it, -eyt ]
/ əˈkyu li ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
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adjective

Biology. having or being any sharp-pointed structure.
having a slender ovipositor or sting, as the hymenopterous insects.
pointed; stinging.
Also a·cu·le·at·ed [uh-kyoo-lee-ey-tid] /əˈkyu liˌeɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of aculeate

From the Latin word acūleātus, dating back to 1595–1605. See aculeus, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM aculeate

non·a·cu·le·ate, adjectivenon·a·cu·le·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby aculeate

actus reus, act warning, acuate, Acuff, acuity, aculeate, aculeus, acumen, acuminate, acupoint, acupressure
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Example sentences from the Web for aculeate

  • May be regarded as an aculeate variety of Archidiscus polythalamus.

    Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
  • This is also the case in the Aculeate Hymenoptera when the reproductive organs have been 735 destroyed by the parasite Stylops.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various
  • This has been found to be the case in insects so widely different as Orthoptera and Aculeate Hymenoptera.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aculeate

aculeate

aculeated

/ (əˈkjuːlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /

adjective

cutting; pointed
having prickles or spines, as a rose
having a sting, as bees, wasps, and ants

Word Origin for aculeate

C17: from Latin acūleātus; see aculeus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for aculeate

aculeate
[ ə-kyōōlē-ĭt, -āt′ ]

adj.

Covered with sharp spines; pointed.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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