Plural of alation; multiple instances or examples of the state of having wings or developing wing-like structures.
The plural form of 'alation,' formed by adding the standard English '-s' ending. Used in scientific contexts when discussing multiple instances of wing development or presence across different organisms or species.
Biologists studying alations across different insect species discovered that wings evolved multiple times independently—bugs, beetles, and wasps all developed wings separately, making 'alations' a fascinating example of evolution solving the same problem in different ways!
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