alula [
'æljulә]
alulaalulae[ noun ]- scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
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- tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
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Alula \Al"u*la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zo["o]l.)
A false or bastard wing. See under {Bastard}.