alate
Use Alate in a sentence
leɪt adjective Also, a·lat·ed.
1.
having wings; winged.
2.
having membranous expansions like wings.
noun
3.
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
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alate (ˈeɪleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| having wings or winglike extensions | |
| [C17: from Latin ālātus, from āla wing] | |
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Alate
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
Defendants will not be precluded from requesting leave to submit alate answer at the conference.
If this notice goes unpaid, alate payment fee will be imposed and the fine increased.
The study on alate flight speed helps predict termites' spreading rate.
However, termites can be identified to species using individual body parts, such as alate wings and soldier mandibles.
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