Aculeata
plural noun
Acu·le·a·ta
ə-ˌkyü-lē-ˈä-tə,
-ˈā-tə
: a division of Hymenoptera including the bees, ants, and true wasps all characteristically having the ovipositor modified into a stinger
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin, neuter plural of aculeātus "having stingers or spines, stinging," from aculeus "stinger" + -ātus -ate entry 3
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above