bastard wing
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bastard wing
n.
See alula.
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bastard wing
n
(Zoology) a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna. Also called: alula
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al•u•la
(ˈæl yə lə)n., pl. -lae (-ˌli)
1. Also called bastard wing , winglet. a group of small, relatively stiff feathers at the inner end of a bird's wing.
2. a membranous lobe at the base of each wing of a dipterous insect.
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| Noun | 1. |  bastard wing - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wingfeather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) |
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