dealate

[dee-ey-leyt, -lit]

adjective

1. Also dealated (of certain ants and termites after nuptial flights) having no wings as a result of having bitten or rubbed them off.

noun

1. a dealate insect.

dealate

/ -lɪt, ˈdiːeɪˌleɪt, ˈdiːeɪˌleɪtɪd /

adjective

1. (of ants and other insects) having lost their wings, esp by biting or rubbing them off after mating

Other Word Forms

• dealation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dealate¹

de- + alate

Word History and Origins

Origin of dealate¹

from _de- + _alate