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alula
[al-yuh-luh]
noun
plural
alulaeAlso called spurious wing.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
/ ˈæʊə /
noun
another name for bastard wing
Other 51Թ Forms
- alular adjective
- ˈܱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of alula1
Example Sentences
But how can you be absolutely sure that they don’t have alulae in the reconstruction?
Lobulus: the partly separated portion of the wings of some flies and of secondaries in some Hymenoptera: also used as = alula; q.v.
Well, they look exactly like gulls with lengthened legs and… no alulae.
Alulet: Diptera: the lobe at basal posterior part of wing; = alar appendage; posterior lobe: and has been used as = alula.
Axillary incision: Diptera; an incision on inner margin of wing, near base, which separates the alula from the main part.
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