Relating to wings, wing-like structures, or wing-shaped parts of the body, especially in anatomy and biology.
From Latin ala meaning 'wing,' the root appears in many scientific terms describing wing-shaped anatomical structures.
The 'alar plates' in your developing embryo eventually become all the neurons in the back of your spinal cord—your body is literally made from 'wing' structures that fold into being before you're even born.
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