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al·u·la     (āl'yə-lə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. al·u·lae (-lē')
A small joint in the middle of a bird's wing, homologous with the thumb and bearing three or four quill-like feathers. Also called bastard wing, spurious wing.

[New Latin, diminutive of Latin āla, wing.]
al'u·lar (-lər) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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