Aculeate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aculeate \A*cu"le*ate\, a. [L. aculeatus, fr. aculeus, dim. of
     acus needle.]
     1. (Zool.) Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like
        a prickle.
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     2. (Bot.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with
        prickles.
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     3. Severe or stinging; incisive. [R.] --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aculeate
       adj : having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects
             such as bees and wasps" [syn: {aculeated}]