ACICULATE Definition & Meaning

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aciculate

[ uh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having aciculae.
marked as with needle scratches.
needle-shaped; acicular.

aciculate

/ əˈsɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

having aciculae
marked with or as if with needle scratches

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of aciculate¹

First recorded in 1830–40; acicul(a) + -ate ¹

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Black, smooth, and shining, very delicately and indistinctly aciculate; the antennæ beneath and the tibiæ and femora obscurely ferruginous, the anterior and intermediate tibiæ brightest; the apex of the mandibles ferruginous.

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Abdomen aciculate as in the worker, but much more deeply strangulated between the first and second segments; the petiole rugose and clavate.

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