单词 | aculeate |
释义 | aculeate[ uh-kyoo-lee-it, -eyt ] / əˈkyu li ɪt, -ˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aculeate ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveBiology. 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 aculeateFrom the Latin word acūleātus, dating back to 1595–1605. See aculeus, -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM aculeatenon·a·cu·le·ate, adjectivenon·a·cu·le·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby aculeateactus reus, act warning, acuate, Acuff, acuity, aculeate, aculeus, acumen, acuminate, acupoint, acupressure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aculeate
British Dictionary definitions for aculeateaculeate aculeated/ (əˈkjuːlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) / adjectivecutting; pointed having prickles or spines, as a rose having a sting, as bees, wasps, and ants Word Origin for aculeateC17: 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 aculeateaculeate [ ə-kyōō′lē-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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