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ALULA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: alulae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

alula; bastard wing; spurious wing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("alula" is a kind of...):

feather; plumage; plume (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)

Holonyms ("alula" is a part of...):

wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))

Derivation:

alular (pertaining to alulae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

alula; calypter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("alula" is a kind of...):

squama (a protective structure resembling a scale)

Holonyms ("alula" is a part of...):

fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)

Derivation:

alular (pertaining to alulae)

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