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Word: Aculeate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin aculeatus, from aculeus ‘a sting’, diminutive of acus ‘needle’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈkjuːlɪət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an insect) having a sting.
Short Definition:(of insect) having sting
Definition:
sharply pointed; prickly.
Short Definition:sharply pointed
Word: Aculeate
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈkjuːlɪət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stinging insect of a group that includes the bees, wasps, and ants.
Short Definition:stinging insect of group that includes bees and ants
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