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trialate

trialate adjective: having three wings or wing-like structures.

Adjective

trialate (comparative more trialate, superlative most trialate)

  1. Having three wings or wing-like structures.
    Synonyms:
    tripterous

Synonyms of trialate

Forms of trialate

comparativemore trialate
superlativemost trialate

Origin of trialate

From tri- + alate.

Questions about trialate

What does trialate mean?
Trialate means having three wings or wing-like structures.
What part of speech is trialate?
Trialate is an adjective.

Words near trialate in the dictionary

  1. trial separations
  2. trial-balloon
  3. trial-balloons
  4. trialability
  5. trialable
  6. trialate
  7. trialdehyde
  8. trialdehydes
  9. trialectic
  10. trialectical
  11. trialectically

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