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    BASTARD WING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    alula; bastard wing; spurious wing

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("bastard wing" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("bastard wing" is a part of...):

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

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