alate

adj, noun, adv — 3 senses

alate

adj

US /ˈeɪˌleɪt/

Etymology From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).

1

Biology, Botany, Entomology, Natural sciences 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.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 113:

Synonyms: alated
Derived terms: alately, alation, bialate, dealate, exalate, quadrialate, subalate, trialate

alate

noun

Etymology From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).

1

A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

alate

adv

Etymology From a- + late.

1

Archaic recently; lately; of late.

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.1552, Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[The First Sermon]”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 5, recto:

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