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Alate

/ˈeɪˌleɪt/

A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

📖 Definitions of "Alate"

noun

adjective

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
winged	Having wings.
alated	Alate.

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Word	Definition
winged	Having wings.
alated	Alate.
wingynoun	(archaic) Winged, or as if winged; inclined to fly.
lately	Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
aphids	a feminist art collective from Melbourne, Australia currently comprising Lara Thoms and Mish Grigor.
apterous	(zoology) Without wings.
appendiculatenoun	(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
lamellicornnoun	(obsolete) A scarabaeid beetle with such antennae, in the obsolete taxon Lamellicornia.
appendiculated	Alternative form of appendiculate. [(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.]
ensate	(botany, zoology) Having sword-shaped leaves or appendages.
aristatenoun	(botany) Having a long bristle at its apex.
pedicelled	Having a pedicel.
aculeatenoun	Any insect of the infraorder Aculeata, which have ovipositors modified into stingers.
labellate	(botany) Having a labellum
fan-nerved	(entomology) Having a fan-like arrangement of the nervures or veins of the wings.
elytroid	(archaic, zoology) Resembling a beetle's elytron (wingcase).
pterochorous	(botany, of seeds) Having "wings" that are used for dispersal by the wind
latifolious	(botany) Broad-leaved; latifoliate.
adecticous	(of a pupa) Having no mandibles
libelluloidnoun	Any dragonfly of the genus Libellula; a skimmer