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ALULA (alulae)

Dictionary entry overview: What does alula mean?

• ALULA (noun)
The noun ALULA has 2 senses:

1. scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
2. tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

Familiarity information: ALULA used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALULA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

alula; calypter

Hypernyms ("alula" is a kind of...):

squama (a protective structure resembling a scale)

Holonyms ("alula" is a part of...):

fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bastard wing; spurious wing; alula

Hypernyms ("alula" is a kind of...):

feather; plumage; plume (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)

Holonyms ("alula" is a part of...):

wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))

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