🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

翼状の

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yokujō no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alar/ˈeɪ.lɑːr/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その標本には翼状の構造が見られる。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or having wings; winglike in form or structure.

    "The insect possessed distinct alar appendages used for stabilization during flight."
  2. 2

    Situated in or arising from the axilla or armpit in botanical terminology.

    "The alar flowers bloom directly from the upper leaf axils."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'alaris', meaning of or pertaining to a wing, coming from 'ala' (wing). It entered English in the 17th century as a precise anatomical and biological descriptor for wing-shaped structures.

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