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alula

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: alula

1
 n
tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
2
 n
scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: alula
1

n tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

Synonyms:
bastard wing, spurious wing
Type of:
feather, plumage, plume
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
2

n scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly

Synonyms:
calypter
Type of:
squama
a protective structure resembling a scale
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