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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aculeate \A*cu"le*ate\, a. [L. aculeatus, fr aculeus, dim. of acus needle.] 1. (Zo["o]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.] --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aculeate adj : having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps" [syn: {aculeated}]
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