aculeate
adj. having sharp-points (Biology); having a sting (of insects); prickly | ||||
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ACULEATE Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Aculeate
(a.)
Severe or stinging; incisive.
(a.)
Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles.
(a.)
Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
(a.)
Severe or stinging; incisive.
(a.)
Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles.
(a.)
Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
| WordNet 2.0 |
aculeate
Adjective
1. having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"
(synonym) aculeated
(pertainym) aculeus
Adjective
1. having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"
(synonym) aculeated
(pertainym) aculeus
| hEnglish - advanced version |
aculeate
aculeate
\a*cu"le*ate\ (&?;), a. [l. aculeatus, fr. aculeus, dim. of acus needle.]
1. (zo?l.) having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
2. (bot.) having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles.
3. severe or stinging; incisive. [r.]
aculeate
\a*cu"le*ate\ (&?;), a. [l. aculeatus, fr. aculeus, dim. of acus needle.]
1. (zo?l.) having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
2. (bot.) having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles.
3. severe or stinging; incisive. [r.]
ACULEATE Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Aculeate (biol.)
salum-, salumik
salum-, salumik
ACULEATE Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology |
ACULEATE
prickle-shaped
prickle-shaped