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aculeate

aculeate adjective: having a sting; sharp like a prickle.

Adjective

aculeate (comparative more aculeate, superlative most aculeate)

  1. Having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
  2. Having prickles or sharp points.
  3. Having a stinger; stinging.

Noun

aculeate (plural aculeates)

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

aculeate meaning in Bengali

aculeate in Bengali

হুল, কাঁটাযুক্ত

Forms of aculeate

Adjective
comparativemore aculeate
superlativemost aculeate
Noun
pluralaculeates

Origin of aculeate

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

Words formed from aculeate

Questions about aculeate

What does aculeate mean?
Aculeate means having a sting; sharp like a prickle.
What is aculeate in Bengali?
Aculeate in Bengali is হুল, কাঁটাযুক্ত. See Aculeate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is aculeate?
Aculeate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near aculeate in the dictionary

  1. acuition
  2. acuity
  3. aculeacin
  4. aculeacins
  5. aculear
  6. aculeate
  7. aculeated
  8. aculeately
  9. aculeates
  10. aculeatiside
  11. aculei

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