aculeate

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Adjective aculeate has 1 sense

aculeate, aculeated - having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"

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Aculeate

Part of speech: Adjective, Noun

Sense 1: (Adjective) Having a stinging or prickly form; equipped with stingers or prickles.

Example sentence: The aculeate nature of a hedgehog's spines serves as a defense mechanism against predators.

Sense 2: (Noun) Any stinging insect such as a bee, wasp, or hornet.

Example sentence: The aculeates in the garden caused the picnic to be interrupted.

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