Main Entry: de·alat·ed

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˈā-ˌlā-təd\

Function: adjective

Date: 1904

: divested of the wings —used of postnuptial adults of insects (as ants) that drop their wings after a nuptial flight

— de·ala·tion \ˌdē-(ˌ)ā-ˈlā-shən\ noun