dealate

de·a·late

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-ey-leyt, -lit]
- /ˈdi eɪˌleɪt, -lɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-ey-leyt, -lit]
- /ˈdi eɪˌleɪt, -lɪt/

Definitions of dealate word

adjective dealate (of ants and other insects) having lost their wings, esp by biting or rubbing them off after mating 3
adjective dealate having lost its wings 3
adjective dealate Also, dealated [dee-ey-ley-tid] /ˈdi eɪˌleɪ tɪd/ (Show IPA). (of certain ants and termites after nuptial flights) having no wings as a result of having bitten or rubbed them off. 1
noun dealate a dealate insect. 1
noun dealate (entomology) A creature that has lost or shed its wings. 0
adjective dealate (entomology) Having lost or shed its wings, usually in the normal course of its life cycle. 0

See all 6 definitions of dealate

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Dealate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dealate

dealate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dealate usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer