Alula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alula \Al"u*la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zool.)
     A false or bastard wing. See under {Bastard}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  alula
       n 1: scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the
            halter of a two-winged fly [syn: {calypter}]
       2: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's
          wing [syn: {bastard wing}, {spurious wing}]
       [also: {alulae} (pl)]