Alate Definition

ālāt
alated
adjective
Having wings or winglike extensions.
Alate aphids; alate petioles.
American Heritage
Having wings or winglike attachments.
Webster's New World

(entomology, botany) Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.

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Synonyms:
noun
A winged insect of a species that has both wingless and winged forms.
American Heritage
The winged form of insect species, as ants or termites, having both winged and wingless forms.
Webster's New World

A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

Wiktionary
adverb

(archaic) Recently; lately; of late.

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Other Word Forms of Alate

Noun

Singular:
alate
Plural:
alates

Origin of Alate

  • From Latin ālatus, from āla (“wing”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin ālātus from āla wing

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • a- +‎ late.

    From Wiktionary

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