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and some thrips.

Alate females are referred to as gynes, and are typically those destined to become queens. A "dealate" is an adult insect that shed or lost its wings ("dealation").

In botany

In botany, "alate" refers to wing-like structures on some seeds that use wind dispersal. It is also used to describe flattened ridges which run longitudinally on stems.

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