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Meaning of "aculeus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACULEUS

From Latin, diminutive of acus needle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACULEUS

aculeus  [əˈkjuːlɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACULEUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aculeus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACULEUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

aculeus

Butterfly Cluster

The Butterfly Cluster is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. Its name derives from the vague resemblance of its shape to a butterfly. The first astronomer to record the Butterfly Cluster's existence was Giovanni Battista Hodierna in 1654. However, Robert Burnham, Jr has proposed that the 1st century astronomer Ptolemy may have seen it with the naked eye while observing its neighbor the Ptolemy Cluster. Charles Messier catalogued the cluster as M6 in 1764. It was not till the 20th century that star counts, distance, and other properties were measured.

Definition of aculeus in the English dictionary

The definition of aculeus in the dictionary is a prickle or spine, such as the thorn of a rose. Other definition of aculeus is a sting or ovipositor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACULEUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
Aurelius
ɔːˈriːlɪəs
Berzelius
bəˈziːlɪəs
ceruleous
sɪˈruːlɪəs
coleus
ˈkəʊlɪəs
contumelious
ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs
Delius
ˈdiːlɪəs
golias
ˈɡəʊlɪəs
Heraclius
hɛˈræklɪəs
ileus
ˈɪlɪəs
Lucilius
luːˈsɪlɪəs
micronucleus
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈnjuːklɪəs
nucleus
ˈnjuːklɪəs
Peleus
ˈpɛlɪəs
pileus
ˈpaɪlɪəs
punctilious
pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs
Sibelius
sɪˈbeɪlɪəs
soleus
ˈsɒlɪəs
supercilious
ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs
Vesalius
vɪˈseɪlɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACULEUS

acuate
acuity
aculeate
aculeated
acumen
acuminate
acumination
acuminous
acupoint
acupressure
acupressure point
acupunctural
acupuncture
acupuncture needle
acupuncturist
acushla
acutance
acute
acute accent
acute angle

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACULEUS

active galactic nucleus
aureus
benzene nucleus
crystal nucleus
Deus
Equuleus
kinetonucleus
Linnaeus
macronucleus
Morpheus
Orpheus
Perseus
Piraeus
Prometheus
pronucleus
Proteus
Reus
subnucleus
Thaddeus
Zeus

Synonyms and antonyms of aculeus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aculeus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACULEUS

Find out the translation of aculeus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aculeus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aculeus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

aculeus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aguijón
570 millions of speakers

English

aculeus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aculeus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

aculeus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

aculeus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aculeus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aculeus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aiguillon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aculeus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aculeus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

aculeus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

aculeus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aculeus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

aculeus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aculeus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aculeus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aculeo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aculeus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

aculeus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aculeus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

aculeus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aculeus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aculeus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aculeus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aculeus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACULEUS»

The term «aculeus» is normally little used and occupies the 140.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACULEUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aculeus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aculeus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aculeus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACULEUS»

Discover the use of aculeus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aculeus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Entomology
(Latin, aculeus I sting, prickle. PL, Aculeae.) 1. Adult insects: Microtrichia or immobile projections on wing of some Lepidoptera (particularly Zeugloptera and Dachnonypha). A minute, needle-like spine (spicule) on Lepidoptera wings ( sensu ...
‎2011
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The Entomologist
-t- Aculeus about as long as the abdomen (female). 66. sordida, 2 — 2J lines, -»-- t- Aculeus about half of abdomen (male and female). Aculeus slightly curved upwards. un 2nd segment of female quadrate. - 62. rufipes, H\ — 3 lines. anu» 2nd ...
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The Entomologist
-i- Aculeus about as long as the abdomen (female). 66. sordida, 2 — 2£ lines, -i — h Aculeus about half of abdomen (male and female). «-+ Aculeus slightly curved upwards. u» 2nd segment of female quadrate. - 62. rufipes, 2$ — 3 lines. unun ...
john t. carrington, 1885
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Brady's Book of Fixed Stars
Aculeus can be used on all four points for charts between latitudes of 58° South and 58° North. North of that the stat never rises, south of that the stat never sets and therefore has permanent cuttailed passage. Acumen can be used on all four  ...
Bernadette Brady, 1999
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Transactions
Middlo of hind tibiae rather sordid white; aculeus rather shorter than the abdomen, pictipes, Tasch., <J ? . 52. (49.) Hind tibiae not white or whitish in the middle. 63. (66.) Abdomen more or less red in the middlo; middle segments transverse.
Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, Thomas Southwell, 1894
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Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior
Jones (1989) noted a negative correlation of dacine aculeus length and width vs. increasing host cuticle thickness. There is also evidence of a slight difference in habitat preference between the species in each “sympatric” pair.
Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom, 1999
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The Entomological Magazine ...
coxae posticae fusco-maculatae : abdomen luteum, segmentis anterioribus dorsi infuscatis, posticis immaculatis: petiolus fere quaiis .4. pint', apice tamen minus dilatatus, niger: aculeus ut in file.— Mas. niger: antennae quam in cognatis ...
Edward Newman, 1835
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The entomological magazine
I. Alae nullae : aculeus hori.on talis . Aphidius Ephippium, Curt. G. .- II. Areola disci antica et cubitaln interiores confluentes, % i. et postice definitae. j£ 1 . Aculeus hori.ontalis *. suberectus obtusus Aphidius Rosas. h Ichneumon Aphidum, De G.
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Plankton Stratigraphy: Volume 1, Planktic Foraminifera, ...
C. aculeus (Figs. 86.5-14) is characterized by 2 horns and a well developed apical spur. Early forms have 4 short horns and a very long apical spur (Fig. 86.14), later forms have 2 longer horns and a shorter apical spur. In side view, the early ...
Hans M. Bolli, John B. Saunders, Katharina Perch-Nielsen, 1989
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Fruit Fly Pests: A World Assessment of Their Biology and ...
Mounting postures allowed males to use their wings, abdomen, and hind legs for activities such as stroking or drumming the female, which induced her to exsert her aculeus; this phase was termed copulatory induction behavior by Goeden ...
Bruce A. McPheron, Gary J. Steck, 1996

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACULEUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aculeus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Concrete animals come to life in North Side
In 2014 he constructed “Aculeus,” a very large scorpion, as well as a concrete chicken named “Edna” who protects her chicks while trying to ... «Cayman Compass, Jan 15»
2
Poison control: a boon to Arizona
They sting by injecting venom through a hypodermic-like projection, called the aculeus, at the end of the tail. The process of being stung is ... «Eastern Arizona Courier, Apr 14»
3
This is the CH Auto Event electric super car for the 2014 Beijing Auto …
... based in the capital Beijing. In 2010 they surprised with the beautiful CH Auto Aculeus and in 2012 they launched the sleek CH Auto Lithia. «CarNewsChina, Apr 14»
4
CH-Auto shows electric sports car prototype in Beijing
China's CH Auto made a big splash at the last Auto China by displaying a Ferrari 599 copy named the Aculeus. This time the company has ... «Gizmag, Apr 12»
5
CH Auto Lithia debuts on the Beijing Auto Show
Last time we saw the mad BMW-powered Aculeus, this time a sleek rear-wheel drive electric sport coupe called the Lithia. CH Auto Lithia. «CarNewsChina, Apr 12»

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