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Alate is an adjective that refers to wings or winglike structures. In entomology it usually refers to the winged form of a social insect , especially ants or termites , though can also be applied to aphids and some thrips . Alate females are typically those ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alate \A*late"\, adv. [Pref. a- + late.] Lately; of late. [Archaic] There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. --Latimer.
Usage examples of alate.
Peru with only a few savage tribes as neighbors, savages who look upon the alate as gods of some sort and have no intercourse with the white men.
Healthy people are not prone to become diseased and the alate were healthy without a doubt.
But Doctor Morris saved her as he had saved many mothers, and we were both to look with joy and pride on the most perfect specimen of alate babyhood.
There are three dozen male and female alates in the chambers near the Queen.