Definitions for alaˈeɪ lə; ˈeɪ li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•laˈeɪ lə; ˈeɪ li(n.)(pl.)a•lae
a wing.
Category: Ornithology
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.
Alabama.
Category: Geography (places)
A.L.A.
American Library Association.
Category: Titles, Associations, Organizations
Associate in Liberal Arts.
Category: Titles, Associations, Organizations
Princeton's WordNet
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"
ala(noun)
a wing of an insect
Webster Dictionary
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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