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alula
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alula has 2 senses
- alula(n = noun.animal) calypter - scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly; Array is a kind of squama
- alula(n = noun.animal) bastard wing, spurious wing - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing; Array is a kind of feather, plumage, plume
is a part of fly
Derived form adjective alular1
is a part of wing
Derived form adjective alular1
CIDE DICTIONARY
alula, n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.].
A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard. [1913 Webster]
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