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aculeate

[uh-kyoo-lee-it, -eyt]

a·cu·le·ate

[uh-kyoo-lee-it, -eyt]
adjective
1.
Biology. having or being any sharp-pointed structure.
2.
having a slender ovipositor or sting, as the hymenopterous insects.
3.
pointed; stinging.
Also, a·cu·le·at·ed.


Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin acūleātus. See aculeus, -ate1

non·a·cu·le·ate, adjective
non·a·cu·le·at·ed, adjective
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Aculeate is always a great word to know.
So is mimicry. Does it mean:
the close external resemblance of an organism to some different organism, such that it benefits from mistaken identity, as seeming to be unpalatable
the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts; cell division
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aculeate or aculeated (əˈkjuːlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)
 
adj
1.  cutting; pointed
2.  having prickles or spines, as a rose
3.  having a sting, as bees, wasps, and ants
 
[C17: from Latin acūleātus; see aculeus]
 
aculeated or aculeated
 
adj
 
[C17: from Latin acūleātus; see aculeus]

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aculeate a·cu·le·ate (ə-ky&oomacr;'lē-ĭt, -āt')
adj.
Covered with sharp spines; pointed.

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