aculeated

1. 1.

   having or resembling a stinger or barb

   “aculeate insects such as bees and wasps”

   Synonymsaculeate

Questions about aculeated

What does aculeated mean?

aculeated means "having or resembling a stinger or barb".

How many syllables are in aculeated?

aculeated has 5 syllables: a-cu-le-a-ted. The stress falls on "le".

What is another word for aculeated?

Close synonyms include aculeate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aculeated a common word?

aculeated is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.