aculeate

adjective acu·le·ate \ə-ˈkyü-lē-ət\

Definition of ACULEATE

: relating to or being hymenopterans (as bees, ants, and many wasps) of a division (Aculeata) typically having the ovipositor modified into a stinger

Latin aculeatus having stings, from aculeus sting, from acus

First Known Use: 1875

Medical Dictionary

adjective acu·le·ate \ə-ˈkyü-lē-ət\

: having a sting <aculeate insects>

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