dealate

dealate
Having lost or shed its wings, usually in the normal course of its life cycle.

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  • dealate — [dē ā′lāt΄] adj. [ DE + ALATE] having lost its wings: said of ants and other insects whose wings are shed after the mating flight: also dealated dealation n …   English World dictionary

  • dealate — dealation, n. /dee ay layt , lit/, Entomol. adj. 1. Also, dealated /dee ay lay tid/. (of certain ants and termites after nuptial flights) having no wings as a result of having bitten or rubbed them off. n. 2. a dealate insect. [DE + ALATE] * * * …   Universalium

  • dealate — dēˈāˌlāt, lə̇t noun ( s) Etymology: de + alate : a dealated insect : a mature sexual individual of a kind of insect that undergoes dealation * * * dealation, n. /dee ay layt , lit/, Entomol. adj. 1. Also, dealated …   Useful english dictionary

  • dealate — См. dealated …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • dealate — de·alate …   English syllables

  • dealate — de•a•late [[t]ˈdi eɪˌleɪt, lɪt[/t]] also de•a•lat•ed [[t] ˌleɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. ent (of certain ants and termites after nuptial flights) having no wings as a result of having bitten or rubbed them off de a•la′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • dealate —   v.t. v.t. rob or divest of wings.    ♦ dealation, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • de|a|lat|ed — «dee AY lay tihd», adjective. = dealate. (Cf. ↑dealate) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Weaver ant — Oecophylla Temporal range: 47–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • dealation — See dealate. * * * …   Universalium

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