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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesalato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aˈla.to/
"Gli insetti alati volano via per riprodursi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having wings or wing-like expansions; specifically applied to insects or seeds.
"During the mating season, alate termites emerge in large numbers to establish new colonies."
- 1
A winged form of an insect, especially an ant or termite, capable of flight.
"The colony produced numerous alates before the autumn rains began."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'alātus', meaning 'winged', which itself comes from 'ala', meaning 'wing'. The term entered the English language in the early 19th century primarily as a biological and entomological descriptor for winged insects or botanical structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alate" is said worldwide
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ailé
Transliteration: /e.le/
"Les termites ailés quittent le nid pour essaimer."
geflügelt
Transliteration: /ɡəˈflʏːlt/
"Geflügelte Ameisen sind oft im Sommer zu sehen."
alato
Transliteration: /aˈla.to/
"Gli insetti alati volano via per riprodursi."
alado
Transliteration: /aˈla.ðo/
"Las hormigas aladas salen en busca de un nuevo hogar."
alado
Transliteration: /aˈla.du/
"Insetos alados são comuns durante a primavera."
पंखेदार
Transliteration: pankhedar
"पंखेदार दीमकें प्रजनन के लिए बाहर निकलती हैं।"
有翅的
Transliteration: yǒu chì de
"有翅成虫飞出巢穴寻找配偶。"
날개가 있는
Transliteration: nalgaega inneun
"날개가 있는 개미들이 무리를 지어 날아간다."
有翅の
Transliteration: yūshi no
"有翅虫が巣から飛び立って新しいコロニーを作ります。"
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