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 | ||