Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' ā - ˌ l ā -t ə d
Function: adjective
Date: 1904
: divested of the wings ― used of postnuptial adults of insects (as ants) that drop their wings after a nuptial flight
– de · ala · tion \ ˌ d ē -( ˌ ) ā - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun