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/ˈeɪˌleɪt/ · adjective
(entomology, botany) Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged..
Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm.
There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes.
Use alate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alate means (entomology, botany) Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged..
Common synonyms include alated, winged.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm.
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