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alate

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a⋅late

  [ey-leyt]
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–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.
Origin:
1660–70; < L ālātus, equiv. to āl(a) ala + -ātus -ate 1
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a·late   (ā'lāt')   
adj.  Having winglike extensions or parts; winged: alate leaves.

[Latin ālātus, from āla, wing.]
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