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Definition of Alula
1. Noun. Scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
2. Noun. Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing.
Generic synonyms: Feather, Plumage, Plume
Group relationships: Wing
Derivative terms: Alular
Definition of Alula
1. n. A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard.
Definition of Alula
1. Noun. Bastard wing. A small projection on the anterior edge of the wing on some birds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alula
1. a tuft of feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [n -LAE] : ALULAR [adj]
Medical Definition of Alula
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Alula
Literary usage of Alula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The alula.—In certain families of the Diptera and of the ... beneath the base of
the wing when the wings are closed; this part of the wing is the alula or ..."
2. Catalogue of the Specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker (1852)
"... alula milla. In this group the species have very slender bodies, the abdomen
of the male is very long, and in some species the ..."
3. Five Years in Damascus: With Travels and Researches in Palmyra, Lebanon, the by Josias Leslie Porter (1870)
"ON the 1 9th of October, 1852, I set out, in company with the Rev. S. Robson and
the Rev. J. Barnett, to visit Saidnaya, M'alula, ..."
4. Five Years in Damascus: With Travels and Researches in Palmyra, Lebanon, the by Josias Leslie Porter (1870)
"ON the 19th of October, 1852, I set out, in company with the Rev. S. Robson and
the Rev. J. Barnett, to visit Saidnaya, M'alula, ..."
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