English noun: alula | |||
1. | alula (animal) scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly | ||
Synonyms | calypter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | squama | ||
Part meronym | fly | ||
2. | alula (animal) tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing | ||
Synonyms | bastard wing, spurious wing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feather, plumage, plume | ||
Part meronym | wing | ||