alula

[ al-yuh-luh ]
/ ˈæl yə lə /

noun, plural al·u·lae [al-yuh-lee] /ˈæl yəˌli/.

Also called bastard wing, spurious 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.

Origin of alula

1765–75; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin āl(a) wing + -ula -ule

OTHER WORDS FROM alula

al·u·lar, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for alula

alula
/ (ˈæljʊlə) /

noun plural -lae (-liː)

another name for bastard wing

Derived forms of alula

alular, adjective

Word Origin for alula

C18: New Latin: a little wing, from Latin āla a wing