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a⋅la⋅ry

[ey-luh-ree, al-uh-]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to wings.
2. Biology. wing-shaped.

Origin:
1650–60; < L ālārius, equiv. to āl(a) ala + -ārius -ary
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a·lar   (ā'lər)   
adj.  
  1. Resembling, containing, or composed of wings or alae.

  2. Anatomy Concerned with the armpit; axillary.


[Latin ālāris, from āla, wing.]
a·la·ry   (ā'lə-rē)   
adj.  Variant of alar.
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