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aculeate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-uleate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.

adj

Having prickles or sharp points.

adj

Having a stinger; stinging.

noun

Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.

Etymology

From Latin aculeātus, from acus (“needle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more aculeate (comparative) most aculeate (superlative) aculeates (plural)

Derived Forms

aculeately nonaculeate

Synonyms

aculeated

Questions

What does aculeate mean?
Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
Where does aculeate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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