alula

Noun

al=u=la

WORDNET DICTIONARY

alula(n = noun.animal) calypter - scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly;

is a kind of squama

is a part of fly

Derived form adjective alular₁

alula(n = noun.animal) bastard wing, spurious wing - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing;

is a kind of feather, plumage, plume

is a part of wing

Derived form adjective alular₁

alula, n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.].

A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard. [1913 Webster]