stinger Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈstɪŋ.ər]
  • Us [ ˈstɪŋ.ɚ]

Meaning of stinger In English

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Examples of stinger

  • The stingers have venom. 

  • I was also asked why only the cars of the traffic police are properly equipped with stingers, which are thrown in front of cars that refuse to stop.

  • Some officers asked why they, too, could not be trained to use stingers, which they could use to head off criminals and stop them from in front.

  • They paralyze the spider with a venomous stinger.

  • Insect venoms can be delivered by their stingers, which often are modified ovipositors, or by their mouthparts.

  • Unlike a honey bee's stinger, a bumblebee's stinger lacks barbs, so it can sting repeatedly without injuring itself.

  • The larger drone bees, the males, do not have stingers.

  • A girl does the honey bee salute by moving her body in such a manner as to make the stinger move back-and-forth.

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