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Definition of aculeate in English: aculeateadjective əˈkjuːlɪət Entomology 1(of an insect) having a sting. Example sentencesExamples - Almost all adult aculeate wasps and bees drink nectar for their own nourishment and are therefore flower visitors and worthy of consideration as potential pollinators.
- Phylogenetic relationships between six wasp and bee species, Apis mellifera, and several other similar aculeate Hymenoptera were determined.
2Sharply pointed; prickly. Example sentencesExamples - The fruit of this plant are globose and aculeate.
Synonyms sharp, spear-like, needle-like, spear-shaped, v-shaped, tapering, tapered, cone-shaped, conic, conical, acute, sharp-cornered, wedge-shaped, sharp-edged, edged, jagged, spiky, spiked, barbed
noun əˈkjuːlɪət Entomology A stinging insect of a group that includes the bees, wasps, and ants. Section Aculeata, suborder Apocrita, order Hymenoptera Example sentencesExamples - Hymenopterists were hard done by with few aculeates recorded.
- For many aculeates this involves the availability of bare ground, usually sandy, sometimes firm, sometimes loose and in various aspects ranging from flat ground to vertical banks and cliffs.
- The collection represents about 15 percent of the total entomological collections, and is especially rich in Symphyta, aculeates, and entomophagous parasites from worldwide locations.
- Larval kleptoparasites of solitary aculeates are also found in the Bombyliidae and Chloropidae.
- After all the years, I'm still keen to watch butterflies and moths, and more recently to collect aculeates.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin aculeatus, from aculeus 'a sting', diminutive of acus 'needle'. Definition of aculeate in US English: aculeateadjective Entomology 1(of an insect) having a sting. Example sentencesExamples - Almost all adult aculeate wasps and bees drink nectar for their own nourishment and are therefore flower visitors and worthy of consideration as potential pollinators.
- Phylogenetic relationships between six wasp and bee species, Apis mellifera, and several other similar aculeate Hymenoptera were determined.
2Sharply pointed; prickly. Example sentencesExamples - The fruit of this plant are globose and aculeate.
Synonyms sharp, spear-like, needle-like, spear-shaped, v-shaped, tapering, tapered, cone-shaped, conic, conical, acute, sharp-cornered, wedge-shaped, sharp-edged, edged, jagged, spiky, spiked, barbed
noun Entomology A stinging insect of a group that includes the bees, wasps, and ants. Section Aculeata, suborder Apocrita, order Hymenoptera Example sentencesExamples - After all the years, I'm still keen to watch butterflies and moths, and more recently to collect aculeates.
- For many aculeates this involves the availability of bare ground, usually sandy, sometimes firm, sometimes loose and in various aspects ranging from flat ground to vertical banks and cliffs.
- Larval kleptoparasites of solitary aculeates are also found in the Bombyliidae and Chloropidae.
- The collection represents about 15 percent of the total entomological collections, and is especially rich in Symphyta, aculeates, and entomophagous parasites from worldwide locations.
- Hymenopterists were hard done by with few aculeates recorded.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin aculeatus, from aculeus ‘a sting’, diminutive of acus ‘needle’. |