aculeus
/əˈkjuː.li.əs/noun
C2formalcommonscientific/əˈkjuː.li.əs/A noun referring to a stiff, sharp-pointed plant process or a sharp-pointed process, such as the sting of a hymenopterous insect.
ruСуществительное, обозначающее жесткий заостренный отросток растения или остроконечный орган, например, жало перепончатокрылого насекомого.esSustantivo que designa una proyección rígida y puntiaguda de una planta o un órgano agudo de un animal, como el aguijón de un himenóptero.frNom masculin désignant un appendice végétal dur et pointu, ou un organe piquant et aigu, comme le dard d'un insecte hyménoptère.deSubstantiv, das einen harten, spitzen Fortsatz bei Pflanzen oder ein spitzes Organ bezeichnet, etwa den Stachel eines Hautflüglers.ptSubstantivo que designa uma estrutura rígida e pontiaguda de uma planta, ou um órgão terminado em ponta, como o ferrão de um inseto himenóptero.zh指植物或动物体上坚硬而尖锐的突出结构,如植物的刺、昆虫的螫针等。arاسم يشير إلى نتوء صلب مدبب في النبات أو عضو مدبب كإبرة، مثل آلة اللسع في الحشرات غشائية الأجنحة. ويُطلق أيضاً على الشوكة أو الإبرة الدقيقة.
- Botanical structure C2 formal scientific
A stiff, sharp-pointed plant process, such as a prickle or spine.
- The cactus has many aculei that protect it from herbivores.
- Botanists study the aculeus to understand plant defense mechanisms.
- The rose stem is covered with small aculei.
ruКолючкаesAcúleo (estructura botánica)frAiguillon végétaldeStachelptAcúleozh刺arشوكة نباتية
- Zoological structure C2 formal scientific
A sharp-pointed process, especially the sting of a hymenopterous insect like a bee or wasp.
- The bee's aculeus is used for defense and injecting venom.
- Entomologists examined the aculeus of the wasp under a microscope.
- The aculeus of a worker bee is barbed and remains in the skin after stinging.
ruЖалоesAguijónfrAiguillon (structure zoologique)deStachelptFerrãozh螫针arإبرة
- aculei plural form
- aculei's possessive plural form
- aculeus's possessive singular form