Definitions for: Alula


[n] tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
[n] scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly



Webster (1913) Definition: Al"u*la, n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zo["o]l.)
A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard.

Synonyms: bastard wing, calypter, spurious wing

See Also: feather, fly, plumage, plume, squama, wing

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