Definition of Aculeate. Meaning of Aculeate. Synonyms of Aculeate

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Definition of Aculeate

Aculeate
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.

Meaning of Aculeate from wikipedia

- the repeated evolution of eusociality within Hymenoptera. The oldest aculeates are known from the Late Jur****ic Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan, represented...
- 1973. Cretaceous aculeate wasps from Taimyr, Siberia (Hymenoptera). Psyche 80:166-178 H. E. Evans. 1969. Three new Cretaceous aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera)...
- Tylothais virgata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The s**** size varies...
- Relationship of ants with aculeate wasp families Phylogenetic position of the Formicidae as seen in Johnson et al. (2013)...
- pheromones become more dilute the further they radiate out from their source. aculeate (Hymenoptera) Any member of a group of families that include the familiar...
- aculeate wasps (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea): ichneumonids typically possess 16 or more, while most other wasps have 13 or fewer. Unlike aculeate...
- The Sapygidae are a family of solitary kleptoparasitic aculeate wasps. They are generally black wasps, similar in appearance to some Tiphiidae or Thynnidae...
- The Bethylidae are a family of aculeate wasps in the superfamily Chrysidoidea. As a family, their biology ranges between parasitoid wasps and hunting wasps...
- is also seen in the related family Thynnidae. As is the case for all aculeates, only female mutillids are capable of inflicting a sting. The stinger...
- shape. Compare regular. Contrast asymmetrical, irregular, and zygomorphic. aculeate Armed with prickles, e.g. the stem of a rose. a****en A long, tapering point...