pullus

[ puhl-uhs ]

noun,plural pul·li

[puhl-ahy]. /ˈpʌl aɪ/.

a young bird; a chick.

Origin of pullus

First recorded in 1765–75; from New Latin, Latin: “a young animal”; see origin at pullet

Words Nearby pullus

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How to use pullus in a sentence

Ater and niger denote a deep dark black; whereas pullus only swarthy, with reference to the affinity of the dark color to dirt.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig Dderlein
Deinde pullus Aquilæ nidificabit in summa rupe totius Britanniæ: nec juvenis occidet, nec ad senem vivet.
William Lilly's History of His Life and Times | William Lilly
The mid-ventral white stripe characteristic of pullus is present in three of 28 adults from El Salvador.
Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys | Robert L. Packard
In ventre hirundinum pullus lapilli candido aut rubenti colore, qui chelidonii vocantur, magicis narrati artibus reperiuntur.
The Ornithology of Shakespeare | James Edmund Harting

British Dictionary definitions for pullus

pullus

/ (ˈpʊləs) /

noun

a technical term for a chick or young bird

Origin of pullus

C18: from Latin, from pullulāre to sprout

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