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alate

adjective as in winged

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Alate -us: winged; with lobes similar to wings in appearance though not necessarily in function.

So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.

Cells more or less pyriform, alate, narrow below, bulging or ventricose upwards.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to alate, such as: feathered, elevated, fast, fleet, sublime, and wounded.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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