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  • 111exalate — (ˈ)eks+ adjective Etymology: ex (I) + alate botany : lacking winglike appendages …

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  • 112subalate — “+ adjective Etymology: sub + alate : having a form suggesting a wing especially in being thin and somewhat triangular * * * adj …

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  • 113trialate — (ˈ)trī+ adjective Etymology: tri + alate : having three wings * * * trialate see tri 1 …

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  • 114white heel splitter — noun : a large No. American freshwater mussel (Lasmigona complanata) with a sharp alate process behind the umbones …

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  • 115a|lar — «AY luhr», adjective. 1. of or like a wing or wings; alary. 2. winged; alate. 3. = axillary. (Cf. ↑axillary) ╂[< Latin ālāris < āla a wing] …

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  • 116de|a|late — «dee AY layt», adjective, noun. –adj. deprived of wings (said of the queens of ants or other insects whose wings are shed after the nuptial flight). –n. a dealate insect. ╂[< de + alate] …

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  • 117ex|a|late — «ehks AY layt», adjective. Botany. not alate …

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  • 118ptenopleural — ptenopleural, a. Zool. (ˌtiːnəʊˈplʊərəl) [f. mod.L. Ptēnopleura (f. Gr. πτηνό ς feathered + πλευρά the side) + al1.] Of or pertaining to the Ptenopleura, a division of the Insectivora, represented by the flying lemurs; having the sides winged or… …

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