Definitions for ALAˈeɪ lə; ˈeɪ li

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

a•laˈeɪ lə; ˈeɪ li(n.)(pl.)a•lae

  1. a wing.

    Category: Ornithology

  2. one of a pair of various winglike structures or processes, as the top of a hipbone or a side petal of certain flowers.

    Category: Biology

Origin of ala:

1730–40; < L: wing, armpit, shoulder, repr. *aks-lā, der. of same base as axis axle (see axis1); see axle

Ala.

  1. Alabama.

    Category: Geography (places)

A.L.A.

  1. American Library Association.

    Category: Titles, Associations, Organizations

  2. Associate in Liberal Arts.

    Category: Titles, Associations, Organizations

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ala(noun)

    a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism

    "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"

  2. ala(noun)

    a wing of an insect

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ala(noun)

    a winglike organ, or part


Translations for ALA

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

wing(noun)

one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect

The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.

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