spurious-wing
spurious wing
noun
alula ( def 1 ).
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yə noun, plural al·u·lae 
[al-yuh-lee] .
[al-yuh-lee] . 1.
Also called bastard wing, spurious wing. the group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing.
2.
a membranous lobe at the base of each wing of a dipterous insect.
Related forms
al·u·lar, adjective
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alula (ˈæljʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lae | |
| another name for bastard wing | |
| [C18: New Latin: a little wing, from Latin āla a wing] | |
| 'alular | |
| —adj | |
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