ALATE


Meaning of ALATE in English

I. əˈlāt adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + late

archaic : of late : lately

II. ˈāˌlāt, usu -ād.+V adjective

also alat·ed ˈāˌlād.ə̇d

Etymology: Latin alatus, from ala wing + -atus -ate — more at aisle

1. : having wings : winged

an alate horse in mythology

2. : furnished with winglike expansions

certain stems and fruits are alate

3.

a. : having a broad expanded lip — used of shells

b. : having winged forms — used of certain insects (as ants and aphids)

c. : of or relating to alates

III. noun

( -s )

: a winged individual of a kind of insect (as ant or aphid) that has both winged and wingless forms

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