aciculate

American

[uh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt] / əˈsɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

Also aciculated

adjective

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

aciculate British

/ əˈsɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

having aciculae
marked with or as if with needle scratches

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Etymology

Origin of aciculate

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

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.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

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