alula definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: scalelike structure ... wing and the halter of a two-winged fly [syn: alula, calypter] 2: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [syn: bastard wing, alula, spurious wing] Merriam Webster's noun (plural alulae) Etymology: New ... short quills — called also bastard wing Webster's 1913 Dictionary Alula Al"u*la, n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a ...
... first digit of a bird's wing [syn: bastard wing, alula, spurious wing] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1772 alula Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bastard Bas"tard, a. 1. Begotten ... joint corresponding to the thumb in some mam malia; the alula.
... See False door, above. False wing. (Zo["o]l.) See Alula, and Bastard wing, under Bastard. False works (Civil Engin.), construction ... See False door, above. False wing. (Zo["o]l.) See Alula, and Bastard wing, under Bastard. False works (Civil Engin.), construction ...