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Ala

A winglike organ, or part.

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Appendage 76% connected

Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.

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Outgrowth 76% connected

That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.

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Process 76% connected

The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

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Wing 76% connected

One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the cas…

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Alary 74% connected

Of or pertaining to wings; also, wing-shaped.

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Alary 74% connected

Of or pertaining to wings; also, wing-shaped.

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Alate 74% connected

Lately; of late.

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Alate 74% connected

Lately; of late.

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Insect 70% connected

One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.

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