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alulas

alulas is the plural of alula.

Meaning of alula

Noun (1)

alula (plural alulae or alulas)

  1. A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.
    • More recently, the upturned wing tips of jet aircraft mimic the "fingers" of birds' terminal primary feathers, and the slotted leading edges of aircraft wings are directly copied from the alula ("thumb" wings) in birds.2021, Peter Cavanagh, “Preface”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 10
    Synonyms:
    bastard wing

Noun (2)

alula (plural alulas)

  1. A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid.
    Synonyms:
    vulcan palm, cabbage on a stick, Brighamia insignis, B. insignis, insignis

Questions about alulas

What is alulas the plural of?
Alulas is the plural of alula.

Words near alulas in the dictionary

  1. alula
  2. Alula Australis
  3. Alula Borealis
  4. alulae
  5. alular
  6. alulas
  7. Alulim
  8. alum
  9. alum rock
  10. alum schist
  11. alum shale

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