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Alar

Pertaining to, or having, wings.

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Similar meaning 2

Winged 84% connected

of Wing

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Winged 84% connected

of Wing

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 1

Chemical 76% connected

Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical ch…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Axil 74% connected

The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Axil 74% connected

The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Pertains to 1

Axil 66% connected

The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Alary 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Aliform 92% connected

Wing-shaped; winglike.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Axillary 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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