Definition of alate. Meaning of alate. Synonyms of alate

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Definition of alate

Alate
Alate A*late", adv. [Pref. a- + late.] Lately; of late. [Archaic] There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. --Latimer.
Alate
Alate A"late, Alated A"la*ted, a. [L. alatus, from ala wing.] Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.

Meaning of alate from wikipedia

- Alate (Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”)) is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures...
- sodium salt of malic acid (E296), a natural acid present in fruit, its alate is used as a buffer and flavouring in soft drinks, confectionery and other...
- discrete ergatoid queen caste that is intermediate between a worker and an alate queen. Despite being widely distributed across the Fijian archipelago, workers...
- oxidative stress. Termite alates (winged virgin queens and kings) only leave the colony when a nuptial flight takes place. Alate males and females pair up...
- Dorsal view of an alate pharaoh ant...
- ants and termites are known as alates. A mature ant colony seasonally produces winged virgin queens and males, called alates. Unfertilized eggs develop into...
- breeding period, winged females and winged males, known to entomologists as alates, leave the colony in what is called a nuptial flight. The nuptial flight...
- marine), molluscs, frogs, tadpoles, fish, dung beetles, termites, alate ants, alate termites, locusts, small mammals, birds and their nestlings, snakes...
- mate and start a new colony are called alates, or winged reproductives. In this species they are dark brown. Alates leave the nest between early February...
- Adetomyrma A blind A. venatrix worker A A. venatrix male alate Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda class:...