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ALULA
alula, calypter
(noun) scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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