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单词 aculeate
释义

aculeate

adjective

acu·​le·​ate ə-ˈkyü-lē-ət How to pronounce aculeate (audio)
: relating to or being hymenopterans (such as bees, ants, and many wasps) of a division (Aculeata) typically having the ovipositor modified into a stinger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Published in Biological Reviews, the journal of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, the study is the most comprehensive meta-analysis of aculeate wasps to date, drawing on more than 500 scientific papers. Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 7 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

after New Latin Aculeata, division of the insect order Hymenoptera, going back to Latin, neuter plural of aculeātus "having stingers or spines, stinging," from aculeus "stinger, spine (of a fish), sharp point, barb" (from acū-, stem of acus "needle" + -leus, noun suffix, perhaps originally diminutive) + -ātus -ate entry 3

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

aculeate

adjective

acu·​le·​ate ə-ˈkyü-lē-ət How to pronounce aculeate (audio)
: having a sting
aculeate insects
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