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de⋅a⋅late

  [dee-ey-leyt, -lit] Entomology
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–adjective
1. Also, de⋅a⋅lat⋅ed  [dee-ey-ley-tid] . (of certain ants and termites after nuptial flights) having no wings as a result of having bitten or rubbed them off.
–noun
2. a dealate insect.
Origin:
de- + alate

Related forms:
de⋅a⋅la⋅tion, noun
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de·a·late   (dē-ā'lāt')   
adj.  Having lost the wings. Used of ants, termites, and other insects that shed their wings after a mating flight.
n.  A dealate insect.
de'a·la'tion n.
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