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Meaning of ALULA

Pronunciation:  'alyulu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
  2. [n]  scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
 
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 Synonyms: bastard wing, calypter, spurious wing
 
 See Also: feather, fly, plumage, plume, squama, wing

 

 

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