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...
- 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...
- The gyne (/ˈɡaɪn/, from Gr**** γυνή, "woman") is the primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees of order Hymenoptera...
- 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...
- Retrieved 29 December 2019. "2024 Global Peace Index" (PDF). "Operatsioonid alates 1995" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces. Retrieved 28 December 2019...
- are the queen, worker, and soldier. Only the queens and males have wings (alate), and these ants are also known as reproductives or swarmers. Although most...
- August, though in smaller amounts. During a nuptial flight, hundreds of alate queens and drones (males) are released into the air, in a ratio of 1:10...
- ants and termites are known as alates. A mature ant colony seasonally produces winged virgin queens and males, called alates. Unfertilized eggs develop into...
- marine), molluscs, frogs, tadpoles, fish, dung beetles, termites, alate ants, alate termites, locusts, small mammals, birds and their nestlings, snakes...
- Dorsal view of an alate pharaoh ant...