aculeate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8

Definition of aculeate

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
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adj

  1. Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
  2. Having prickles or sharp points.
  3. Having a stinger; stinging.

noun

  1. Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.

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Etymology

From Latin aculeātus, from acus (“needle”).

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