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Thesaurus / alate

alate

SEE DEFINITION OF alate
  • as inwinged

other words for alate

  • feathered
  • elevated
  • fast
  • fleet
  • sublime
  • wounded
  • alar
  • lofty
  • pennate
  • rapid
  • swift
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB

Cells more or less pyriform, alate, narrow below, bulging or ventricose upwards.

Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.John MacGillivray

Alate -us: winged; with lobes similar to wings in appearance though not necessarily in function.

Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith

opposites of alate

  • lowly
  • slow
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

WORDS RELATED TO ALATE

winged

adjectivewith wings
  • alar
  • alate
  • elevated
  • fast
  • feathered
  • fleet
  • lofty
  • pennate
  • rapid
  • sublime
  • swift
  • wounded
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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ergoconjunction, adverb | [ur-goh, er-goh ]SEE DEFINITION
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