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Dealbate vs Dealate - What's the difference?
dealbate
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dealate
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As a verb
dealbate
is (obsolete|transitive) to whiten.
As an adjective
dealate
is
(entomology).
dealbate
English
Verb
(
dealbat
)
(obsolete) To whiten.
(
Cockeram
)
(
Webster 1913
) ----
dealate
English
Alternative forms
* de-alate,
Adjective
(
en adjective
)
(entomology) Having lost or shed its wings, usually in the normal course of its life cycle.
Synonyms
* dealated
