alate

a·late

(ā′lāt′)

adj. also a·lat·ed (ā′lā′tĭd)

Having wings or winglike extensions: alate aphids; alate petioles.

A winged insect of a species that has both wingless and winged forms.

[Latin ālātus, from āla, wing.]

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alate

(ˈeɪleɪt) or

alated

adj

(Zoology) having wings or winglike extensions

[C17: from Latin ālātus, from āla wing]

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a•late

(ˈeɪ leɪt)

also a′lat•ed,

adj.

1. having wings; winged.

2. having membranous expansions like wings.

[1660–70; < Latin ālātus=āl(a) wing (see ala) + -ātus -ate¹]