alula

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  1. noun A small joint in the middle of a bird's wing, homologous with the thumb and bearing three or four quill-like feathers. Also called bastard wing, spurious wing.

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  1. New Latin, diminutive of Latin āla, wing.

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  1. New Latin, diminutive of ala, wing: see aisle.
 

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/ˈæljulə/
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