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Aculeate

🔄 Synonyms of "Aculeate"

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Word	Definition
aculeated	Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.

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Word	Definition
aculeated	Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
hymenoptera	Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants.
waspsnoun	Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
aculeolate	Having small prickles or sharp points.
aculeiform	Like a prickle or thorn
acicular	Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.
prickynoun	Stiff and sharp; prickly.
aculeous	(Late Modern, obsolete) Resembling or pertaining to a needle.
pungent	Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
pricklesome	Characterised or marked by prickling
stingy	Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
prickly	Covered with sharp points.
stinging	Having the capacity to sting.
acuateverb	Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
smartnoun	A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
sharp	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
piquant	Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
keen	(chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
thornlikenoun	Resembling or characteristic of a thorn; pointed, acuate.
poignant	Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.