ALULA

alula, calypter

(noun) scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

alula (plural alulae or alulas)

(ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• bastard wing

Etymology 2

Noun

alula (plural alulas)

A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid

Synonyms

• vulcan palm

• cabbage on a stick

• Brighamia insignis / B. insignis / insignis

Hypernyms

• Brighamia

• lobelioid

• Hawaiian lobelioid

Source: Wiktionary

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Al"u*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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