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Definition of Alate
1. Adjective. (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions. "Alate seeds of a maple tree"
Definition of Alate
1. adv. Lately; of late.
2. a. Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.
Definition of Alate
1. Adjective. (entomology botany) Having winglike extensions or parts; winged. ¹
2. Noun. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects ¹
3. Adverb. (archaic) recently; lately; of late ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alate
1. a winged insect [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alate
Literary usage of Alate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Economic Entomology by Entomological Society of America, American Association of Economic Entomologists (1908)
"This species was taken by Mr. Bragg at Webster and Springfield, where it was
feeding upon the bark of willows. Both alate and apterous ..."
2. Proceedings by Entomological Society of Washington (1914)
"PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY present on the third antennal segment, in
apterous adults (fig.r), while in the alate insects this segment bears from four ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1908)
"There are many apterous but few alate forms in the College greenhouse at ...
Figures i, 2 and 3, alate viviparous female, apterous viviparous female and ..."
4. Botanical Commentaries by Jonathan Stokes (1830)
"flat, slightly concave on one side, slightly convex on the other, alate at the
margin, to If tenth long, appearing like a coccus adhering to the branch; ..."
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