1. Having wings; winged.
2. Having membranous expansions like wings.
1. The winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
Origin: Alate is comprised of the Latin roots āla meaning "wing" and the suffix -ate which was used in Latin to make a word an adjective (like separate) but in English came to be used to create a verb out of a noun (like agitate).
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