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alula
[ al-yuh-luh ]
noun
plural alulae
- Also called bastard wing,. the group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing.
- a membranous lobe at the base of each wing of a dipterous insect.
alula
/ ˈæ±ôÂáÊŠ±ôÉ™ /
noun
- another name for bastard wing
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Derived Forms
- ˈ²¹±ô³Ü±ô²¹°ù, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹±ô·³Ü·±ô²¹°ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of alula1
C18: New Latin: a little wing, from Latin Äå±ôa a wing
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Example Sentences
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But how can you be absolutely sure that they don’t have alulae in the reconstruction?
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Alulet: Diptera: the lobe at basal posterior part of wing; = alar appendage; posterior lobe: and has been used as = alula.
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Well, they look exactly like gulls with lengthened legs and… no alulae.
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Lobulus: the partly separated portion of the wings of some flies and of secondaries in some Hymenoptera: also used as = alula; q.v.
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Axillary incision: Diptera; an incision on inner margin of wing, near base, which separates the alula from the main part.
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